Language English Pages 302 Subject Homosexuality | Media type Print (Hardcover) Originally published 1957 Page count 302 Country United States of America | |
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Is Homosexuality a Menace? A Revealing Examination of Sex Deviation by a Physician and Criminologist is a 1957 work about homosexuality by Arthur Guy Mathews.
Contents
Summary
Mathews argues that homosexuality is not congenital but a conditioned moral deterioration that can be cured by psychiatric treatment if the homosexual is sufficiently cooperative. He describes the daily activities of homosexuals, their seduction of the young, and their infiltration into the arts, teaching, and medicine, concluding that homosexuality is indeed a menace. He describes curing a lesbian by having her hair professionally styled and by teaching her how to apply makeup.
Influence
Is Homosexuality a Menace? is an example of books that were used in the 1950s as part of the Lavender Scare campaign.