| 词条 | Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida |
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The Johns Committee had for several years conducted a witch hunt for homosexuals in public schools, universities, and state government agencies, believing they were part of a Communist strategy to "subvert the American way of life by controlling academic institutions and by corrupting the nation's moral fiber." By publishing its findings, the Committee hoped to persuade the Legislature to enact comprehensive anti-homosexual legislation, and to "shock Floridians into accepting its program."[1] [The report] viewed homosexuals as the carriers of a degenerative disease that posed a greater menace to society than child molesters. ... The committee expected readers to select a theory conforming to its own views, and the pamphlet portrayed gays as sex fiends who spent every free moment searching for anonymous partners, recruiting youth, or transmitting venereal diseases. Instead of becoming a best-seller as its authors hoped, the Purple Pamphlet provoked a backlash of criticism for its explicit photographs of gay men involved in sexual activities. A Dade County official threatened to bring legal action against the committee, and the state Attorney General "warned the FLIC to cease distribution of this 'obscene and pornographic' material." A gay book club in Washington, D.C., sold reprints of the pamphlet for two dollars apiece.[1] The backlash from the pamphlet controversy destroyed the committee, which disbanded on July 1, 1965, after the Legislature refused to continue to fund its activities. The records of the FLIC's investigations were sealed by the Legislature until 2028, although in the early 1990s, redacted copies were placed in the Florida state archives for public inspection.[2] See also{{Portal|LGBT}}
References1. ^1 2 {{cite book| last = Howard| first = John| title = Carryin' on in the Lesbian and Gay South| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Y4WQKdy2BnYC&pg=PA132| year = 1997| publisher = NYU Press| isbn = 978-0-8147-3560-2| page = 132 }} 2. ^Florida Memory, State Archives and Library of Florida. External links
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