Homosexuality and Citizenship in Florida, also known as the Purple Pamphlet, was an anti-homosexual propaganda pamphlet published in January 1964 by the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee (FLIC) of the Florida Legislature led by State Senator Charley Johns. The booklet contained several pornographic images and a glossary of terminology used in the gay community. It was sold for 25 cents a copy, with a discount for bulk orders of 100 copies or more.[1]
The Johns Committee had for several years conducted a witch hunt for homosexuals in public schools, universities, and state government agencies, believing they were part of a Communist strategy to "subvert the American way of life by controlling academic institutions and by corrupting the nation's moral fiber." By publishing its findings, the Committee hoped to persuade the Legislature to enact comprehensive anti-homosexual legislation, and to "shock Floridians into accepting its program."[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality_and_Citizenship_in_Florida
Other links of note about the Purple Pamphlet:
State University Libraries of Florida
http://palmm.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/uf%3A35645#page/cover1/mode/1up
The Purple Pamphlet — A Shadowy History in the Sunshine State
https://medium.com/@bfehler/the-purple-pamphlet-a-shadowy-history-in-the-sunshine-state-123a16f6724d
How Florida legally terrorized gay students
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbTBehjdlc0
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