Schlafly also has firm views on homosexuality. In a lengthy entry on Conservapedia, he writes that gay murders are "relatively or quite common," and gays are more likely to abuse drugs. He says that’s merely a "candid explanation of where the homosexual lifestyle leads."

The fact that his own brother, also a conservative activist, publicly came out as gay two decades ago changes none of this, Schlafly said: "He’s seen it and he’s had no objections."

And his students have never broached the topic in class. "I’ve never heard of a gay home schooler," he says.