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The Gay Agenda conspiracy has roots stretching back to the Puritans, and it shaped real Supreme Court decisions.
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In this episode
- How the Gay Agenda theory was constructed and who it targeted
- The centuries-long history of anti-gay misinformation in America
- Why a children's TV character became a flashpoint in a culture war
- How moral panic moved from fringe writings into mainstream politics
About this episode
The purse-carrying, tutu-wearing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky was outed as a homosexual in 1999, capping off a decade of conspiratorial anti-gay writings and videos that influenced politics straight up to supreme court. Accused of using kids shows and public schools to influence impressionable minds and recruit new young homosexuals, the gay militants were secretly powerful agents of a massive conspiracy to bring down traditional American values and take over the country. The creation of the Gay Agenda theory borrowed from a long history of devastating misinformation and a concerted effort to rid America of this apparent moral disease without mercy, a process that began as the first puritans encountered tribal communities with ways shockingly different than their own, and began their own anti-gay crusade that has lasted centuries.Be sure to follow Chelsey and American Hysteria on IG! And catch up on American Hysteria before season 3 drops February 17, 2020.
Your host is Levi Chambers, co-founder of Gayety.
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