What we can learn from Richard Hays, the antigay theologian who learned to love queer people

Richard Hays on how he came to change his mind on LBGTQ relationships https://t.co/cZfEYWNOUa

— Jeremy Chen (@germy224) January 5, 2025

Last week we covered the death of Anita Bryant, the anti-gay crusader who never disavowed her homophobic views… even as her granddaughter came out and married a woman.

“I’ve never regretted what I did,” she avowed in a 2011 interview.

Well today, we’re going to cover the anti-Anita Bryant. Richard Hays, the long-time former dean of Duke Divinity School, was a prominent theologian whose arguments against same-sex relationships served as a touchstone for a generation of homophobic Christians.

How about we take this to the next level?

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