Making The GOP A Little More Gay

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Gay and Republican might seem like identities that don t really go together but to the Log Cabin Republicans that is exactly who they are The origins of the Log Cabin Republicans though is about as far from what you are probably imagining as you can get Reverend Raymond Broshears worked tirelessly for the rights of LGBTQ the elderly and sex workers in San Francisco He also was the progenitor of the Log Cabin Republicans Buckle up because this one is a wild ride A huge thank you to Sam from Labor Jawn for joining me last minute You can check them out where ever you get your podcasts Further Reading Some links below are affiliate links that earn a commission for purchases made at no additional cost to you Coming Out Republican A History of the Gay Right by Neil J Young – https amzn to 3WXQzVZSmithsonian Magazine The Controversial Gay Priest Who Brought Vigilante Justice to San Francisco s Streets by Sonja Anderson – https www smithsonianmag com history the-controversial-gay-priest-who-brought-vigilante-justice-to-san-franciscos-streets-180982451 Newsweek The Most Dangerous Gay Man in America Fought Violence With Violence by Eric Markowitz – https www newsweek com 2018 02 02 most-dangerous-gay-man-america-789402 htmlAlleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders PDF Download – https www cia gov readingroom docs CIA-RDP83-01042R000200090002-0 pdfSociety for Individual Rights SIR Records 1964-1977 – https oac cdlib org findaid ark 13030 c8b856hg Raymond Broshears Papers – https oac cdlib org findaid ark 13030 c86t0px1 Keep the conversation going on our Substack You don t need a Substack account to subscribe Thank you to April Keez for the use of the songs Misfit and Grow Up from the Album Mountainview Find her album on Bandcamp Audio drop from The Stan Bohrman Show with Raymond Broshears July 1968 – https youtu be uuiqDbeeZyY si G8uYiVG5EBeU1Uxm www DListersofHistory comD Listers of History on ThreadsD Listers of History on TikTokD Listers of History on InstagramSupport us on Patreon Hosted by Ausha See ausha co privacy-policy for more information Click here to visit this podcast episode