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Public Law 615

United States [1948]

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Lavender Scare

In Lavender Scare: Public Law 615
Harry Truman signed Public Law 615, which intended to identify and institutionalize “sexual psychopaths” in Washington, D.C. The vague wording of the law categorized homosexuality as a mental illness and allowed police to arrest and charge gay people.
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