The removal of his security clearance was probably of at least as much importance, and (it's often said) a lot more given the importance of his work. The blanket ruling that you couldn't be gay and have clearance seems odd - it goes further than just worrying about blackmail, because having been prosecuted he could no longer be threatened with exposure. It's past the mere application of the criminal law at that point.
It has long been said (possibly without justification, I don't know) that this policy was at the FBI's insistence. If true, it would be very galling given what's now known about J Edgar Hoover.
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Date: 2009-09-04 12:06 am (UTC)It has long been said (possibly without justification, I don't know) that this policy was at the FBI's insistence. If true, it would be very galling given what's now known about J Edgar Hoover.