"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, are about as far from what you are probably imagining as you can get.

Reverend Raymond Broshears worked tirelessly for the rights of LGBTQ+ people, the elderly, and sex workers in San Francisco. He was also 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 wherever 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/3WXQzVZ

Smithsonian 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.html

Alleged Assassination Plots Involving Foreign Leaders (PDF Download) - https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP83-01042R000200090002-0.pdf

Society 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/

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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

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