Anita Bryant
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Gay History – November 7, 1978: California’s Prop 6 aka The Briggs Initiative Against Gay Teachers Defeated
California’s Proposition 6 commonly known as The Briggs Initiative, would have banned gays and lesbians, and possibly anyone who supported gay rights,…
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Gay History – October 14, 1977: Anita Bryant Hit In The Face With A “Fruit Pie” And 42 Years Later It’s Still Delicious! [Video]
Today marks one of the most iconic moments in gay history when a gay male activist threw a pie in…
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Gay History- June 19, 1983: Founder of the Moral Majority Jerry Falwell: “AIDS Is God’s Punishment For Homosexuals.”
Appearing on CNN a day after Falwell's death, Christopher Hitchens said: "The empty life of this ugly little charlatan proves…
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Gay History – June 16, 1990: Queer Nation “Takes Back The Night”, Activist Michelangelo Signorile Arrested.
June 16th. 1990The newly formed activist group Queer Nation holds a Take Back the Night march in New York, protesting…
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Gay History – June 7: Anita Bryant’s “Save Our Children” Dade County Gay Rights Repeal Succeeds
1977 - A referendum, in Dade County, Florida forced by fundamentalist Christian Anita Bryant, husband Bob Green and their "Save…
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Ashley Judd and NPH to Star in Biopic of the Queen of Anti-Gay Bigots Anita Bryant
Ashley Judd and Neil Patrick Harris have been cast for the title roles in "Anita," a biopic on Anita Bryant,…
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Gay History 101 – WATCH: The Story Of “The Castro” – FULL Documentary
Using rare archival film and fresh contemporary footage, the story of the Castro's transformation and history is told by the…
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Gay History – January 18: The Gay King of America, Betty Berzon, An American Family, Anita Bryant, and The L Word
January 18, 1977 – In Miami, Florida: Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen, launches a nationwide crusade against gay and…
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Long Lost Photos of Harvey Milk Unearthed
Long lost photos of Harvey Milk debating, Republican state Sen. John Briggs of Orange County, on Sept. 15, 1978, at Northgate…
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Today in Gay History – January 1st: Hoover, Haines, Orton, and Sodomy Laws Fall
Hold on tight……….. January 1, 1801 – Ireland was added to Great Britain by an Act of Union…
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