1977 | 1. Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights

One Year

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Miami, 1977: Pop singer and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant takes a stand against a local ordinance—and becomes the leader of a national anti-gay movement. Her campaign against gay rights, and the gay community's fight against her, would change America. One Year is produced by Josh Levin, Evan Chung, and Madeline Ducharme. Mixing by Merritt Jacob. Want more One Year? Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to One Year and your other favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slow Burn show page on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Or, visit slate.com/oneyearplus to get access wherever you listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh, that's my prime delivery.
0:01.6	What, already?
0:02.7	Only one thing can match the buzz of Prime's fast delivery.
0:06.2	And that's the buzz of Prime's entertainment.
0:09.0	What are we watching?
0:09.7	Heads of state, that new action comedy with Idris Elber as the Prime Minister,
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0:28.2	go to amazon.com.uk.U.K. slash prime. Most of the time, nobody in Miami cared to watch the
0:33.6	Dade County Commission go about its business. But the public hearing on January 18, 1977, that was different.
0:42.3	It was impossible to get a seat.
0:44.3	There were hordes of people waiting to get into the building.
0:49.3	Ruth's shack was on the Dade County Commission.
0:52.3	Those hordes of people? they traveled from all over South Florida
0:56.4	on chartered church buses because they were angry about a bill sheet sponsored.
1:01.0	I had a knot in my stomach and a real fear of what was coming.
1:08.6	The bill at issue was an amendment to Dade County's non-discrimination ordinance.
1:14.2	If it passed, it would shore up gay rights in Miami, though in a limited way.
1:19.3	Homosexual acts will remain illegal and barred by law.
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