apr 27, 1953 - Executive Order 10450
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower issues Executive Order 10450, banning homosexuals from working for any agency of the federal government. In addition, the president ordered all private contractors doing business with the government to fire their homosexual employees. The order reasoned that "perverts" were a threat to the security of the country because their immoral lifestyle left them susceptible to blackmail by foreign agents, who would presumably induce them to reveal sensitive government information in exchange for avoiding exposure. This order violated the right to not be discriminated against. Employment was made harder for members of the LGBT community.
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