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Apr 14, 2022 · That woman was Anita Bryant, formerly Miss Oklahoma and a white, telegenic, Top 40 singer who was well known for her Florida orange juice commercials (“A day without orange juice is like a day...
Jul 29, 2021 · The name Anita Bryant is synonymous with homophobic vitriol. Throughout the 1970s, the infamous anti-LGBTQ+ crusader waged a vicious war on LGBTQ+ rights, accusing queer people of corrupting youth through her infamous “Save Our Children” campaign. Now, her granddaughter is marrying a woman.
Aug 18, 2016 · Understanding Anita Bryant, the Woman Who Declared War on Gays. Robert Whirry -- a writer of the upcoming play Anita Bryant's Playboy Interview -- on why it's so important to know your...
Jun 8, 2023 · “ How 1970s Christian Crusader Anita Bryant Helped Spawn Florida’s LGBTQ Culture War ” (Jillian Eugenios, NBC News, April 13, 2022). Anita Bryant speaking at a Save Our Children rally on February 15, 1977. Credit: AP Photo. LGBTQ cultural responses to Anita Bryant:
New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz examines how Anita Bryant, ubiquitous in the 1960s and 70s for commercials promoting Florida orange juice, inadvertently energized the gay rights movement.
5 days ago · The Anita Bryant Story: The Survival of Our Nation's Families & the Threat of Militant Homosexuality by Anita Bryant, 1977 General Collection HQ 76.8.U5 B78. At Any Cost by Anita Bryant & Bob Green, 1978 General Collection BR 115.H6 B79 1978 "Battle over Gay Rights." Newsweek, June 6, 1977, p.16+
About the Film. In the heart-wrenching documentary LETTER TO ANITA, award-winning filmmaker Andrea Meyerson explores the painful legacy of singer Anita Bryant's infamous anti-gay campaign of the late 1970s. Narrated by Emmy-nominated actress Meredith Baxter, LETTER TO ANITA tells the story of Ronni Sanlo, a married mother of two who came out as ...
