1. Dwight Eisenhower
After serving in the armed forces Dwight, or “Ike”, was elected as the 34th President of the United States in 1953 and served continuously until 1961. He was commonly conservative and passed some pretty homophobic laws in his late ‘50s Presidential terms.
In his first year as President Eisenhower signed Executive Order 10450 into law which prohibited Federal employees from any acts or groups considered subversive, cited in the list of subversive activities were “sexual perversion”. Those found guilty of subversive fraternizing would be deemed a security rise viable for termination or denial of employment.
This was a law set into place because homosexual employees were considered a blackmail risk. Americans commended the decision because it would help preserve integrity in government positions, unfortunately Americans were generally anti-LGBTQ in the ‘50s. After signing this monumental Executive order into law Ike remained quiet on the issue of gay rights and maintained his conservative political stance.
Sources: Wikipedia, Therichest, On The Issues, Live Journal
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