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Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer and anti-gay rights activist. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. [1] . She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission. [2]
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...
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Oct 26, 2023 · On October 14, 1977, while speaking at an event in Iowa to promote her campaign to roll back anti-discrimination laws protecting LGBTQ people, Anita Bryant is hit in the face with a pie.
Apr 13, 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.
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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.
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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.
Aug 18, 2016 · Robert Whirry -- a writer of the upcoming play Anita Bryant's Playboy Interview-- on why it's so important to know your enemies.