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| author | Dalton Alexander Valette |
| title | "The Dangerous Faggot" or A Gay Man with Different Opinions |
| abstract |
This thesis will be arguing that one of the factors pulling the political ideology of American conservatism to the right is an influence from white gay men which
can be seen in the far-right's history of homoeroticism and conservative's emphasis on "Othering." This ideological shift has been seen thanks to the rise of
individuals such as Milo Yiannopoulos, who has advocated his far-right ideologies on a nation-wide tour known as "The Dangerous Faggot Tour." His appeal in
America is evident because his brand of conservatism appears to be new, however Europe has seen various incarnations of this ideology in its recent past,
this is just the first successful importation of those beliefs to America. This thesis analyzes the American Midwest where a case study was conducted
describing a stop on "The Dangerous Faggot Tour." It is on this tour one can see how religious right conservatism can bleed into far-right conservatism.
By looking at the history of conservatism and identifying four distinct branches of conservatism, one can identify how the far-right branch of conservatism
emerged thanks to a long-standing homoerotic history originating in Nazi Germany in the 1930's. There is an appeal to the far-right for white gay men who
promote militarized and intellectual superiority over "Others" whom they deem as inferior, be it because of race, gender, ideology, or socio-economic status.
This appeal then can help accelerate the ideological pull of conservatism to the right.
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| school | The College of Liberal Arts, Drew University |
| degree | B.A. (2018) |
| advisor | Carlos Yordan |
| committee | Jinee Lokaneeta
Jim Hala |
| full text | DAValette.pdf |
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