Is Homosexuality a Menace? explained

Is Homosexuality a Menace? A Revealing Examination of Sex Deviation by a Physician and Criminologist
Author:	Arthur Guy Mathews
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Subject:	Homosexuality
Publisher:	Robert M. McBride Company
Pub Date:	1957
Media Type:	Print (hardcover)
Pages:	302

Is Homosexuality a Menace? A Revealing Examination of Sex Deviation by a Physician and Criminologist is a 1957 work about homosexuality by Arthur Guy Mathews. The work received negative reviews.

The book claimed that there were 7,000 homosexuals on the government payroll in each of Washington, D.C., and New York City, with many of those in New York having come from Washington to work at the United Nations headquarters.^[1]

Reception

Is Homosexuality a Menace? received negative reviews from Joseph A. Moore in Mattachine Review,^[2] the journal of the Mattachine Society, and Frank Pendola in ONE magazine.^[3] Is Homosexuality a Menace? has been described an example of books that were used in the 1950s as part of the Lavender Scare campaign.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Johnson, David K. . 2009 . The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government . University of Chicago Press . 90 . 9780226401966.
2. BIGOTRY has a field day.(Book). . Moore, Joseph A. . Mattachine Review . 3 . 12 . 1957 .
3. Is Homosexuality a Menace? . Pendola, Frank . ONE . 6 . 1 . 1958 .
4. Tamagne . Florence . December 2006 . Reviewed Work: The Lavender Scare. The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government by David K. Johnson . Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine . 53e . 4 . 230–231 . 20531435.