| | The efforts of the homosexual activists succeeded in destroying Bryant's career. The corporations refused to continue to hire her; the music industry excluded her. Subsequent attempts by Bryant to further her entertainment career in small towns were unsuccessful, and [[liberal]] [[newspaper]]s hound her about that also.<ref>http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2002/04/28/State/Bankruptcy__ill_will_.shtml</ref> | | The efforts of the homosexual activists succeeded in destroying Bryant's career. The corporations refused to continue to hire her; the music industry excluded her. Subsequent attempts by Bryant to further her entertainment career in small towns were unsuccessful, and [[liberal]] [[newspaper]]s hound her about that also.<ref>http://www.stpetersburgtimes.com/2002/04/28/State/Bankruptcy__ill_will_.shtml</ref> |
| − | Homosexuals continue to attempt to discredit Anita Bryant as part of their current effort to repeal the Florida law against adoption by homosexual couples. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that on March 25, 2007 a "meeting, organized by local, state and national gay advocacy groups, was held to discuss a proposal in Tallahassee to repeal Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption. Organizers said the ban is a remnant of former beauty queen and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade of the 1970s."<ref>Elizabeth Baier, "Gay adoption of kids advocated at church: Gathering held to discuss state bill to repeal ban," South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) (Mar. 26, 2007)</ref> | + | Homosexuals continued to attempt to discredit Anita Bryant as part of their ongoing effort to repeal the Florida law against adoption by homosexual couples. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported that on March 25, 2007 a "meeting, organized by local, state and national gay advocacy groups, was held to discuss a proposal in Tallahassee to repeal Florida's 30-year-old ban on gay adoption. Organizers said the ban is a remnant of former beauty queen and orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant's anti-gay crusade of the 1970s."<ref>Elizabeth Baier, "Gay adoption of kids advocated at church: Gathering held to discuss state bill to repeal ban," South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale) (Mar. 26, 2007)</ref> |
| | It should be noted that Anita Bryant was largely correct in that she believed homosexuals wanted to recruit children into their ways, for example noted [[homosexual "rights"]] activist [[Harry Hay]] protested the exclusion of groups like NAMBLA in the 1990s (that had previously been in the homosexual mainstream) and Hay refused to participate in the official 1994 parade in New York City commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots because of its 'exclusionary policies'. Instead he joined an alternate parade called "The Spirit of Stonewall." | | It should be noted that Anita Bryant was largely correct in that she believed homosexuals wanted to recruit children into their ways, for example noted [[homosexual "rights"]] activist [[Harry Hay]] protested the exclusion of groups like NAMBLA in the 1990s (that had previously been in the homosexual mainstream) and Hay refused to participate in the official 1994 parade in New York City commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots because of its 'exclusionary policies'. Instead he joined an alternate parade called "The Spirit of Stonewall." |