Anita Bryant and the Bloomsburg Fair
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The Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus was actively involved in protests against Anita Bryant. Bryant, who was an American singer and anti-gay activist, led a campaign in 1977 called "Save Our Children," in which she advocated for the repeal of an ordinance instituted in Florida which restricted discrimination against one's sexual orientation. |
"Here’s How Newsletter", August 1978, LGBT-008 Dan Maneval Collection, Dickinson Archives and Special Collections.
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"PA Rural Gay Caucus Report," 1977, Dickinson Colleges Archives and Special Collections
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Pennsylvania Rural Gay Caucus Report from July of 1977, which discussed the sponsoring of a protest against Bryant and her campaign. |
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LGBT Oral History – Maneval, Dan – 072B. Dickinson College Archives and Special Collections.
To protest the performance of Anita Bryant at the Bloomsburg Fair, Dan Maneval discussed his involvement in a rally sponsored by members of his organization along with chapters of N.O.W. in Williamsport. They scheduled speakers and led a march to and around the fairgrounds. Maneval described his experience as one of the televised speakers at this rally, and the subsequent discrimination he faced by his neighbors who eventually forced him to move out of his family home.
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LGBT-011 Sam Deetz Collection, T-Shirt “Guess Who Sucks” with Oranges, Anita Bryant – 1978
This t-shirt was created in protest against Anita Bryant, an anti-gay rights activist and leader of the “Save Our Children” Campaign. |
