The Hypocrisy at the Heart of the GOP’s Anti-LGBT Crusade | Best of Lincoln Square

Jan 16, 2026 | The Republican Party’s anti-trans panic isn’t about policy — it’s about unresolved rage and hypocrisy inside its own ranks. Rick Wilson and Stuart Stevens trace the hidden history of closeted gay power brokers in GOP politics and explain how self-hatred helped build today’s culture war. (Originally published March 24, 2025)