UCF Research Guides: Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Resources: Anita Bryant

Anita Bryant & Repeal of Dade County Ordinance, 1977

Miami bibliography
Call Number: UCF General Collection -- F319.M53 W45 1995
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Page 101 - "In 1977 Anita Bryant led a crusade to repeal a Dade County ordinance that gave certain equal rights to homosexuals. It was repealed by the voters."

Anita Bryant's Miami Victory: Will White House Cool It on Counterculture?
"Will Carter Cool It On Counterculture?" Human Events, vol. 37, no. 25, Jun 18, 1977, pp. 3. ProQuest

Left Out: the politics of exclusion : essays, 1964-2002 by Martin Duberman
Call Number: UCF ONLINE General Collection - JA75.7 .D76 2002
pages 319-330 - The Anita Bryant Brigade (1977)

Anita Bryant on the March: The Lessons of Dade County
A September 1977 article from Ms. magazine, pages 75+

The Anita Bryant Story: the survival of our nation's families and the threat of militant homosexuality
Call Number: UCF General Collection -- HQ76.8.U5 B78
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At Any Cost by Anita Bryant; Bob Green
Call Number: UCF General Collection -- BR115.H6 B79 1978
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Battle Over Gay Rights
“BATTLE OVER GAY RIGHTS: SIGNS OF A BACKLASH.” Newsweek, vol. 89, no. 23, Newsweek Publishing LLC, 1977, pp. 16-.
A 'No' to the Gays
Steele, Richard, and Holly Camp. “A ‘No’ to the Gays.” Newsweek, vol. 89, no. 25, Newsweek LLC, 1977, pp. 27-.
Gay Rights Showdown in Miami
Gay Rights Showdown in Miami. (1977). TIME Magazine, 109(24), 20.

Gay and Lesbian Educators: personal freedoms, public constraints
Call Number: UCF General Collection -- LC192.6 .H37 1997
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"Save Our Children: Anita Bryant & the First Conservative Backlash, 1977-1978"
The Decency Wars: the campaign to cleanse American culture
Call Number: UCF General Collection -- HN59.2 .L37 2006
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"A soldier in God's army": Anita Bryant, Jerry Falwell, and the rise of evangelical politics

Why Bother With Gay Rights?
McNaught, Brian. “Why Bother With Gay Rights?” The Humanist (Buffalo, N.Y.), vol. 37, no. 5, American Humanist Association and the American Ethical Union, 1977, pp. 34-.
"The Civil Rights of Parents": Race and Conservative Politics in Anita Bryant's Campaign against Gay Rights in 1970s Florida
FRANK, GILLIAN. “‘The Civil Rights of Parents’: Race and Conservative Politics in Anita Bryant’s Campaign against Gay Rights in 1970s Florida.” Journal of the History of Sexuality, vol. 22, no. 1, 2013, pp. 126–60, https://doi.org/10.7560/JHS22106.

The Day It Snowed in Miami
Call Number: UCF Main Library DVD Collection -- HQ76.8.U5D39 2014
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"A documentary that showcases South Florida's role in the gay rights movement. The feature-length film traces the political battle lines drawn in Miami in 1977 when gays sought approval of a then controversial Human Rights Ordinance, which guaranteed they would not be discriminated because of their 'affectional or sexual preference'"--Publisher's website.

CBS News Index provides the full-text transcripts of CBS news television broadcasts from 1975-1986.
Reference AP 2.C372
Microfiche AP 2.C372

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