Anita Bryant
| Born | March 25, 1940 |
| Hometown | Barnsdall, Oklahoma, United States |
| Spouse | Charlie Hobson Dry, Bob Green |
| Children | Gloria Green, Barbara Green, Billy Green, Robert Green Jr. |
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6 Norman Lear TV Episodes That Changed the World
- TV giant Norman Lear, who died Dec. 5 at 101, leaves behind arguably the single most valuable body of work ever committed to the medium. On seminal series like All in the Family, Maude and The Jeffersons, Lear dared to tackle issues then considered unthinkable sitcom fodder — rape, abortion, homosexuality, racism, alcoholism — with a genius’ eye and ear for …
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- USTallahassee Democrat
Before Target, there was Anita Bryant's orange juice: 3 famous boycotts in Florida history
Target is pulling some Pride Month items in response to threats of violence and boycotts. Do boycotts work? Here are some famous Florida ones.
- USHuffPost
The GOP’s 2020s Culture War Is A Throwback To The 1970s
Conservatives are lifting their culture-war playbook straight from the '70s in pursuit of a new national majority.
- USMiami Herald
Know what’s a real drag? The ‘free’ state of Florida’s tired old tropes to attack LGBTQ community | Opinion
In the free state of Florida, parental rights reign unless a parent’s choice doesn’t align with state bureaucrats. | Opinion
- USPolitico
Opinion | From Pizzagate to Drag Bills: The ‘Groomer’ Myth That Will Not Die
Casting your political enemies as sexual predators is nothing new — especially not in Florida.
- USThe Advocate
Gays Against Groomers Headline Anti-LGBTQ+ Rally in Ft. Lauderdale
The group sponsored the rally along with organizations like Moms for Liberty, which is allied with Governor Ron DeSantis.
- EntertainmentLA Times
Review: At MOCA, painter Tala Madani playfully smashes the patriarchy with pie
The L.A.-based artist Tala Madani's midcareer survey at MOCA is alternately hilarious and eye-popping.
- PoliticsThe Daily Beast
Biden and Top Dems Need to Throw Some Punches for LGBTQ Rights
Drew Angerer/GettyThe United States is experiencing its worst wave of homophobia in decades.Hatred for LGBTQ people has roared back into American life with the amplification of Republican governors, senators, and propagandists. State legislatures across the country have proposed approximately 240 anti-LGBT bills. And high-ranking Republican officials have likened law-abiding gay and trans teachers, government employees, and librarians to pedophiles.Christian Nationalists and far-right extremists
- USKansas City Star
Star politics: The echo of Anita Bryant
In this week’s Star Politics newsletter: how the arguments of Anita Bryant are still being used in the LGBTQ rights debate, how a county clerk may take away the right for some to vote and more.
- USTampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla.
Equality Florida head Nadine Smith named one of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential’
Nadine Smith, the St. Petersburg resident who founded Equality Florida a quarter-century ago, is one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022. “Her work is an inspiration for LGBTQ organizations around the world, providing a blueprint on how to make progress for our communities through strong commitment and perseverance,” wrote novelist Kristen Arnett, also a Floridian, in the ...
- USTime
Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' Bill Is Part of the State's Long, Shameful History
Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education Bill” has made the sunshine state ground zero in America’s culture wars. Signed into law last month by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the bill prohibits discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s public schools in kindergarten through the third grade. An earlier version of the bill required teachers to disclose the students’ sexual orientation to their parents after learning that they were not straight.
