June 7, 1977 - A referendum, Da County, Florida forced by fundamentalist Christian Ana Bryant, hband Bob Green and their “Save Our Children” anizatn repealed the unty’s gay rights ordance prohibg discrimatn on basis of sexual orientatn
Contents:
- WHEN REAGAN SAID GAY
- GAY HISTORY – JUNE 7: ANA BRYANT’S “SAVE OUR CHILDREN” DA COUNTY GAY RIGHTS REPEAL VOTE SUCCEEDS.
WHEN REAGAN SAID GAY
Every June, the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny celebrat the ongog stggle for full equaly and liberatn. It is a time when we asss where we are as a muny and movement by lookg back and analyzg past stggl to better plan future victori. * gay rights referendum *
Every June, the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny celebrat the ongog stggle for full equaly and liberatn.
But somethg different took place that night that would forever change the way lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenr people view themselv and would be treated by society. Appealg on a backward moral and relig basis, Bryant quoted the Bible about the “abomatn” of homosexualy and the need to fend “our” children om the supposedly nt homosexual liftyle. Bryant tried to falsely p the LGBT stggle for equal rights agast other social movements fightg for equaly by sayg homosexuals were mandg “special rights.
It had been a ltle more than two years sce homosexualy had been removed om the list of mental disorrs by the psychiatric profsn. Bryant went on a natnal speakg tour sponsored by anti-gay right-wg groups across the untry.
GAY HISTORY – JUNE 7: ANA BRYANT’S “SAVE OUR CHILDREN” DA COUNTY GAY RIGHTS REPEAL VOTE SUCCEEDS.
In the 1970s the Republin Party tried to muzzle gay inty. * gay rights referendum *
The annual pri march held later June after the vote beme ant protts agast this bigoted the same time, the setback for the LGBT muny Da County embolned anti-gay forc and other reactnari. Sponsored by State Senator John Briggs, Proposn 6, if passed, would have prohibed gays and lbians om beg teachers the California school system.
It would have required the firg of openly gay teachers or any teacher who advoted “homosexualy a way that would e to the attentn of school workers or stunts. ” A siar feat of an anti-gay referendum took place Seattle as well.
C., wh tens of thoands of other gay men and lbians, knowg any show of anti-gay bigotry or vlence would be met by the solidary of an unstoppable social ti had turned.