Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
The group we know today as the “Religious Right” (“R.R.”) has been in contention with the LGBTQ+ movement since the early 1970s. Using a single case study method, I analyze how, if at all, Religious Right framing and LGBTQ+ counter-framing evolved at a point in time where the R.R. recognized it was losing its fight against same-sex marriage. Using Arizona’s 2013 Senate Bill 1045 (one of the nation’s first bathroom bills) as a case study, I find that the Religious Right translates protectionist framing from its anti-gay marriage crusade into its anti-trans rights offensive, and the LGBTQ+ movement also responds with similar framing around civil rights. However, given this new focus on trans rights, the R.R. emphasizes its belief that trans people are predators, and LGBTQ+ allies arguments are strengthened by repeated, sobering statistics that identify trans people as the most vulnerable minority class of people in our society.
Recommended Citation
O'Connor, Hannah J., "Religious Right Countermovement Tactics: Taking Down LGBTQ+ Rights One Letter at a Time" (2024). Political Science Honors Projects. 105.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli_honors/105
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