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Jul 26, 2021 · Singer Anita Bryant spearheaded the anti-gay rights movement in Miami in the 1970s. On an episode of the "One Year " podcast, Sarah Green, Bryant's granddaughter, said she told her grandmother she ...
Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer and anti-gay activist. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission.. From 1977 to 1980, Bryant was an outspoken opponent of gay rights in the U.S.
Jul 15, 2023 · Anita Bryant’s Influence on Conservative Politics Today. While Anita Bryant’s influence on conservative politics has waned over the years, her activism touched a nerve that reverberates to this day. Her efforts to intertwine religious ideals with political agendas highlighted the key role that faith-based beliefs can play in shaping policy ...
Jul 29, 2021 · Bryant’s efforts led Dade County to put its anti-discrimination ordinance up for public vote. A shocking 70% of residents opted to repeal it, making discrimination against LGBTQ+ people legal again in the area.The county restored the ordinance 21 years later, in 1998.. Bryant’s success in Dade County led to a host of victories for her campaign around the country and helped make anti-LGBTQ+ ...
Jul 27, 2021 · The granddaughter of “arch” anti-gay activist Anita Bryant, one of the most homophobic anti-LGBTQ activists the world has ever known, is unsure if she should invite her granny to her wedding in...
Jul 27, 2021 · Bryant knows Sarah is engaged to a woman, said Robert Green Jr., Sarah Green's father and Bryant's son, says on the podcast. When he told his mother, he notes, "All at once, her eyes widened, her ...
Jun 15, 2020 · The county also happened to be home to Anita Bryant, a former beauty pageant winner with a string of semi-successful songs under her belt and a lucrative contract as the face of the state’s ...
That woman was Anita Bryant, formerly Miss Oklahoma and a white, ... Bryant spearheaded an anti-LGBTQ campaign of such impact that its echoes can be heard in today’s rhetoric. The year was 1977.
Apr 14, 2022 · The Save Our Children campaign by 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant laid the groundwork for Florida's Don't Say Gay bill and the state's LGBTQ culture war. News Today's news
Jul 22, 2021 · Anita Bryant's crusade against gay rights was microcosmic of all the pending change in the country. ... Bryant is still alive today though she declined to be interviewed by Levin and One Year. The ...
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