Abandoning Lincoln: How Conservative Gays Forsook Themselves

By Beltrame Dottore

Starting with the sordid tale of Anita Bryant, the professional pie-catcher and homophobe, gay conservatives in the United States organized across the country to advocate for LGBT rights. "We shall operate in the spirit of Lincoln " they declared, with one simple mission: Make the GOP the party of civil rights once more.

They challenged their party. They fought against anti-gay discrimination, opposed Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and sought to prove that conservatism and gay rights did not have to be enemies.

In 2026, one thing is abundantly clear. They have failed.

Today, their organizations endorse politicians who oppose marriage equality, praise political figures with records of hostility toward LGBT people, and appear increasingly reluctant to challenge the homophobia within their own party. Meanwhile, Republican platforms across the country continue to call for policies that threaten the rights and dignity of LGBT Americans.

If a gay-rights organization is willing to sacrifice gay rights for the sake of its party, what, exactly, is it fighting for?

This polemic argues that they have abandoned the spirit of Lincoln, and we're all the worse for it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMWD534H
• ISBN13: 9798162142669
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 8.0"