The Neon Closet: Roy Marcus Cohn and McCarthyism
Journal: OhioLink ETD Center (Ohio Library and Information Network)
Year: 2010

The following is an investigation of the experience of Roy Marcus Cohn, American lawyer, bureaucrat, federal prosecutor, and celebrity, during his time working as the chief counsel to the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations headed by Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin.It argues that Cohn pursued power by actively falsifying a public image of stereotypical masculinity while privately engaging in non-normative sexual behaviors.His upbringing and youthful experiences informed his understandin