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apr 27, 1953 - Executive Order 10450 signed (1953)

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President Dwight Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450 which banned homosexuals from holding jobs in the federal government or its private contractors. Within the order, homosexuals are officially listed as a security risks along with alcoholics and 'neurotics'.

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apr 27, 1953
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~ 72 years ago