Sarah B. (caffeinegirl) reviewed on 2/23/2009 + 114 more book reviews

Anita Bryant wrote this book in 1977 as a response to an ordinance passed in 1977 in Dade County, Florida, that banned discrimination based on sexual orientation. Bryant, who up to this point had written lighter, chattier books about "how the Lord had touched her life," believed that God had tapped her on the shoulder and given her "direct marching orders." She believed that an ordinance guaranteeing civil rights would provide children with the [mistaken] idea "that there is an alternative way of life -- that being a homosexual or a lesbian is not really wrong."

Since Bryant admits before this time she had given no thought or study to homosexuality, The Anita Bryant Story contains a great deal of misinformation, sensationalism, and unsubstantiated generalizations about homosexuality, which Bryant hastily put together in the emotional heat of seeking repeal of the ordinance.

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