Tretter DayI worked up some text that briefly sums up Anita Bryant's "Save Our Children" campaign here in St. Paul, Minnesota back in 1977. I was particularly struck by this photo of one the local opponents to gay rights. I love how his whole pose and body language says "preacher." Or perhaps, not just preacher but "one crazy-ass holy-roller mofo" would be more accurate. Notice, too, the bowl of oranges -- a nice touch of support for the great Anita, spokeswoman for the Florida Citrus Commission.
Strangely, local gay rights advocates trying to fight this demon were not amenable to Floridian activist Bob Kunst and his supporters in Minneapolis, because St. Paul gays felt it was not a national issue. I don't think they looked closely enough at those oranges!
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