1977 Rewind: Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights

One Year

Slate Podcasts

Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.4 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This is a reprise of the first episode of our season on 1977. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up guys, I am Ashley Gavin, and I am your father.
0:03.1	I'm Elena Joy, I am Mommy, and I'm Mackin from your hot teenage brother.
0:08.4	Baby, Mack is baby.
0:09.7	We are your chosen family, because you don't have a gay family, and you need a gay family.
0:14.3	Every week, we bring a topic to the family dinner table from gender dysphoria,
0:17.9	to monogamy, to how to figure out if someone is into you.
0:20.5	Listen to Chosen Family every Wednesday on your favorite podcast app,
0:24.0	or watch full episodes on YouTube to get the full family experience.
0:27.7	Chosen Family is a part of the Forever Dog podcast network.
0:31.2	Hi, this is Josh Levine, the host of one year.
0:34.4	You may have heard about a new law in Florida.
0:36.8	Advanced public school teachers from discussing sexual orientation
0:40.4	or gender identity with young students.
0:43.2	Opponents have named the bill, and others like it.
0:45.8	Don't say gay laws.
0:47.4	The press secretary for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called it an anti-grooming bill.
0:53.2	All of this reminded us of another moment in Florida,
0:56.3	something from 45 years ago.
0:58.4	Anita Bryant's Save Our Children campaign against gay rights.
1:02.7	So today, we're reposting that episode from our one year season on 1977.
1:08.8	Here it is.
1:11.6	Most of the time, nobody in Miami cared to watch the Dade County Commission go about its business.
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