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   [thread] Anita Bryant
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Bryant

   * outspoken Christian activist against U.S. gay rights
   * 1977 Save Our Children campaign to repeal local ordinance in Miami-Dade County, FL
   * ordinance outlawed discrim. on basis of sexual orientation
   * disgraced; freq. named prototypical example of opposition to 2SLGBTQIA+ rights
   * 2024-Dec-16 died f. cancer

   #AnitaBryant #RepublicanParty #GOP #discrimination
   #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia
   #Christofascism #transgenocide #hatred

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     / 1 Comment: hugely influential at the time; with Christofascist compatriots rolled back many 2SLGBTQIA+ bills, legislation, initiatives; reviled by 2SLGBTQIA+ community to this day

     Mr. Bill repeated this.
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     in reply to

     Singer/notorious anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant dead
     https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/anita-bryant-obit-1.7428055

     * once-popular singer
     * outspoken/influential opp. to gay rights
     * embraced as poster girl by Christian right
     * legacy of virulent anti-gay rights crusading
     * "parental rights" movement led by conservative organizations like Moms Against Liberty rooted in Bryant's toxic rhetoric

     #AnitaBryant #RepublicanParty #GOP #discrimination
     #ChristianRight #antiLGBT #homophobia #transphobia
     #Christofascism #transgenocide #M4L