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Coming Out Republican: A History of the Gay Right

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Make America Great Again hats in different colors of the rainbow.

Reaching the Heartland: Gay Republicans’ Message to Religious Americans

How gay Republicans tried to counter the religious right and show Christians it is ok to be gay.

by Neil J. Young via The Revealer on April 4, 2024

Abortion rights demonstrators confront an antiabortion protester on May 14 outside the Supreme Court.

What Everyone Gets Wrong About Evangelicals and Abortion

Evangelicals started speaking out against legal abortion long before the late 1970s.

by Gillian Frank, Neil J. Young via Made By History on May 16, 2022

Baby, Christmas Songs Have Always Been Controversial

Long before “Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” holiday songs played a part in the War on Christmas.

by Neil J. Young via The Atlantic on December 24, 2018

George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush in church.

How George H.W. Bush Enabled the Rise of the Religious Right

Religious conservatives used the Bush presidency to launch their takeover of the GOP.

by Neil J. Young via Made By History on December 5, 2018

family Thanksgiving meal

The Dark and Divisive History of America’s Thanksgiving Hymn

How a beloved song with origins in 16th-century Europe captures both a holiday's spirit of unity and a country's legacy of exclusion.

by Neil J. Young via The Atlantic on November 23, 2017

Woman with a flower.

The Summer of Love Ended 50 Years Ago. It Reshaped American Conservatism.

The Jesus People, born on Haight Ashbury, had a profound influence on the Religious Right.

by Neil J. Young via Vox on August 31, 2017

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