lavender scare

English

Etymology

Lavender is considered a feminine colour, and some male homosexuals act in a feminine manner.

Noun

lavender scare (plural lavender scares)

  1. (historical, US, politics, sexuality, LGBTQ, slang) The fear and persecution of homosexuals in the 1950s in the United States.

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.