The Purple Pamphlet (Part 3): Criminalizing Homosexuality - The Gamer Agenda Podcast (Ep. 6)
2Today’s agenda: The Purple Pamphlet— “Degenerate Acts” and Criminalizing Homosexuality (Part 3)
In 1964, one of the most influential yet overlooked pieces of anti-homosexual propaganda was published: Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, also known as the “Purple Pamphlet”.
Produced during the heyday of the Lavender Scare, when thousands of gay men and women lost their jobs, and were considered public threats due to looming fears of communism and the destruction of “the American way of life”, the Purple Pamphlet was made as a window for straights to look into the gay lifestyle, learn their mannerisms and slang, and the danger they posed to America’s youth.
The pamphlet was received poorly due to its “obscene and pornographic nature”, but a shocking amount of it remains relevant to this day as a parallel to today’s anti-gay sentiments. Join us as we take a deep dive into the pamphlet, reading and discussing every page in Part 3 of a four-part series.
In this episode, we discuss how sex (especially gay sex) is demonized and punished by the law, Florida state laws regarding sexual deviancy, and examine the beginning of the Pamphlet’s glossary, including the language used to oppress queer people and the language queer people used to fight back.
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