Quickie Link [1]: We’ve Come a Long Way [2]

By : vanrozenheim on Jun 03, 2007 - 01:48 PM
History [3]
(USA) - Pride festivals and other events in June have tended to focus on the fun, entertaining side in recent year. But Stonewall Library & Archives has brought a more serious and educational focus to Pride month this year with its exhibit “Days Without Sunshine: Anita Bryant’s Anti-Gay Crusade.” The 20-panel exhibit takes viewers on a journey back to the 1970s, when the Save Our Children campaign repealed a 1977 Miami-Dade ordinance that outlawed discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation. The crusade was started by an unlikely source - singer Anita Bryant.

Note: Read full article on Express Gay News [4]
Links
  [1] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=5&lead=1
  [2] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1320&lead=1
  [3] https://gayrepublic.org/index.php?name=News&catid=&topic=7&lead=1
  [4] http://www.expressgaynews.com/2007/6-1/news/localnews/3750.cfm