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978-0800708979. The Anita Bryant Story: The Survival of Our Nation's Families and the Threat of Militant Homosexuality is a 1977 book by Anita Bryant, in which the author provides an account of her evangelical Christian campaign against a gay rights ordinance in Dade County, Florida.
Mar 20, 2011 · Anita's grandfather, John Berry, threatened to kill the doctor if he didn't save the baby, so the doctor dunked her in a pail of ice water. Mother and daughter survived. “It had to be supernatural breath from the Lord,” Bryant said. By the time she was 2, her grandfather noticed Bryant's singing skills.
Anita Bryant. In 1977, singer Anita Bryant began spearheading the “Save Our Children” campaign, which aimed to repeal a Dade County, Florida, ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. The campaign was successful, and was heartily condemned by members of the gay community and their allies.
Arts. News wires white papers and books. Bryant, Anita. views 3,681,486 updated. BRYANT, Anita. Born 25 March 1940, Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Daughter of Warren and Lenora Berry Bryant; married RobertGreen, 1960 (divorced 1980); Charlie Dry, 1990; children: four. Anita Bryant's husband once remarked to his wife: "I don't think you had a childhood."
Apr 13, 2022 · How 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant helped spawn Florida's LGBTQ culture war. Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, is part of a long...
Anita Jane Bryant is an American singer and anti-gay rights activist. She scored four Top 40 hits in the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including "Paper Roses". She was also a former Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner.
Jun 8, 2023 · Brief biography of Anita Bryant (Nikolai Endres, GLBTQ Archives). “ 1977: Anita Bryant’s War on Gay Rights,” Slate’s One Year podcast. “ The Long Road to Employment Non-Discrimination for LGBTQ People in Miami,” brief historical context for the Bryant campaign (Julio Capó, Jr., ACLU Florida).
