The Lavender Scare at Caveat

Beginning in the 1950s, the U.S. government went into a moral panic over the homosexual menace" a stunning straw man erected in the era of McCarthyism, when queers and Communists were considered a subversive threat seducing unsuspecting Americans into a life of moral decadence. This panic was known as "The Lavender Scare." But in an era of Pete Buttigiegs, gay Bachelors and Pride-themed FBI logos, perhaps the straights have become too comfortable. It's time for a new homosexual menace to terrorize the moral center of our country.The Lavender Scare is an irreverent exploration of LGBTQIA history, much of which has been summarily douched from the annals of history, hosted by Gabe Gonzlez. Each show features three guest comedians whose perspectives inevitably show us how these histories and shared community experiences reverberate into our present. We'll see performances, play a few games and the evening culminates in a queer trivia face-off between our guest comedians and three audience members.Host Bio:Gabe Gonzlez is a Puerto Rican comedian, writer and actor living in Brooklyn, NY. He was born and raised in Central Florida.Gabe can been seen on Season 4 of The Last OG, Comedy Centrals Inside Amy Schumer and the HBO Latino documentary Habla y Vota. He was also featured in Brooklyn Magazines '30 Under 30 in 2017, Time Out New Yorks Comedians of Color You Should Know in 2018 and his pilot Los Blancos was a winner at the Yes And Laughter Lab in 2019. Hes written and produced videos for places like MTV, Mic and Remezcla and performed stand-up all over NYC, as well as venues in Baltimore, Los Angeles, Richmond and Washington D.C.You can find his latest work as the host of the Queerty Podcast from the Forever Dog network, a writer on the most recent season of MTV's "Decoded with Franchesca Ramsey or on Scruffs live queer trivia show Hosting, where he writes and hosts weekly shows focused on LGBTQ+ history, sex and pop culture.Guest comedians:Joel Kim BoosterTessa SkaraAlex English