Yes, You Could Be Both Openly Gay and Conservative in the '80s

reason.com/2025/06/30/yes-you-could-be-both-openly-gay-and-conservative-in-the-80s

The Very Heart of It: New York Diaries, 1983–1994, by Thomas Mallon, Knopf, 592 pages, $40
Writing in 1985, arguably the worst year of the AIDS crisis, the leftist columnist Christopher Hitchens attacked closeted gays who preached right-wing politics. Once "out" (or in many cases…

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