Don't Ask, Don't Tell, 1967 Style

The entire segment is 44 minutes long. A link to it is here. From that link:

Wallace includes some information about public attitudes toward homosexuality that may curdle your blood: during the time, homosexuality was considered more harmful to society than adultery, abortion, and prostitution combined.

He indicated that most folks found it to be both “disturbing and embarrassing,” with two-thirds of people surveyed stating that it brought about feelings of disgust, discomfort, and fear.

Another ten percent felt “hatred” toward homosexuals.

And the majority of the population still believed – around the beginning of 1967 – that homosexual conduct should be punished.

When this news show was produced, only Illinois had dropped its sodomy laws from the books. Every other state – including Massachusetts! – still prosecuted homosexuals for their “behavior.”

Don't Ask, Don't Tell.