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Anita Bryant, Former Singer And Gay Rights Opponent, Dies

Anita Bryant, former Miss Oklahoma and singer, passed away at 84. Known for music career and activism against gay rights.

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“A Life Wasted By Hate”: Anita Bryant, Notorious For Her Anti-Gay Stances, Passes Away At 84

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Anita Bryant, a popular singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, dead at age 84

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died

The Independent UK

Anita Bryant, singer and anti-gay rights crusader who sparked orange juice boycott, dies aged 84

Singer and campaigner’s homophobic rhetoric persists in anti-LGBTQ+ campaigns to this day

The Independent UK

Anita Bryant, singer and anti-gay rights crusader, dies aged 84

Bryant was Miss Oklahoma and Florida Citrus spokesperson before leading anti-LGBTQ+ ‘Save Our Children’ campaign

The Guardian - US

Be disruptive! What queer history tells us about confronting Trump

The LGBTQ+ community has been here before – and learned that real change happens when activists are front and center

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Shere Hite revolutionalised female pleasure – so why did the world forget about her?

With her pioneering 1976 bestseller ‘The Hite Report’, a beautiful academic with a taste for glamour became one of the biggest names in sex and celebrity. A new documentary explores what happened next, from the scandal that dogged her to her eventual disappearance. Charlotte O’Sullivan meets its director

The Independent UK

Queer archives preserve activist history and provide strategies to counter hate

With anti-2SLGBTQ+ protests and hate and violence against 2SLGBTQ+ communities on the rise, it’s a tough time to be queer or trans in Canada.

The Conversation

How the 'parental rights' movement gave rise to the 1 Million March 4 Children

Thousands of protesters and counter-protesters in cities across Canada have clashed over the rights of trans children and youth. The “1 Million March 4 Children” on Sept. 20 is part of a widespread and growing “parental rights” movement targeting inclusive public education.

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Last Call: When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer NY review – a masterclass in righteous, savvy TV

Thoughtful, tender, enraging: this vivid documentary on the murder of four gay men in the 90s keeps the victims at its heart – whilst showing that dangerous homophobia isn’t a thing of the past

The Guardian - UK

‘I stood there with my mouth open. It was a utopia’: 50 years of Olivia, the lesbian cruise company

The company, which began as a record label, beat the odds to offer a space where women could ‘come out and be themselves’

The Guardian - US

‘Wearing gayness on their sleeves’: 60 years of LGBTQ+ T-shirts

Professor Eric Gonzaba has documented thousands of tops tracing history, humor and activism in the US and beyond

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The yolk's on you: a brief history of throwing food and drink on people as protest

Last weekend, anti-trans campaigner Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, better known as Posie Parker, arrived to speak at a rally in Auckland, which was surrounded by supporters of trans rights. During this rally and counter-protest, Keen-Minshull was doused in tomato juice, while other reports claim eggs were also thrown at her.

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Tenn. drag ban rehashes old culture war

Some conservatives also use rhetoric reminiscent of the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s and 1990s

The Conversation

Tennessee's drag ban rehashes old culture war narratives

Tennessee recently passed legislation that bans drag from being performed in public spaces, as well as in the view of children. Although Tennessee is the first state to enact such a ban, it is unlikely to be the last, as others with conservative legislatures are currently considering similar action. Some…

Salon

Why moral panic over "grooming" works

Experts explain the history of the right creating false narratives that connect LGBTQ issues to pedophilia

Reason

A Modern History of 'Groomer' Politics

The social changes that paved the way for gay and trans acceptance have made pedophile acceptance less likely, not more.

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Scott Maxwell: Nazis, name-calling and 'no' votes. Florida is again ground zero in anti-gay zeal

Last week, the U.S. Senate united in a rare display of bipartisanship to protect gay marriage.

Mic

Most Republicans think trans people are recruiting children, according to a new poll

Can't believe we have to say this, but they are not.

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: She helped win an early fight for gay rights. Now it feels like history is repeating

SAN FRANCISCO — Gwenn Craig made her way slowly through the lobby of a beachfront landmark, past the colorful Depression-era murals to the elevator and a table upstairs for two.

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