August 23, 2026

Anita Bryant, a singer and beauty queen, became Miss Oklahoma in 1958 and later founded a ministry in Oklahoma City. In 1977 she ran the controversial Save Our Children campaign that repealed a gay rights ordinance in Miami-Dade County. Which US state was that campaign based in?

A Florida
B Iowa
C California
D Alabama

The Save Our Children campaign was based in Florida, where Bryant had been a brand ambassador for the Florida Citrus Commission from 1969 to 1980. Her contract with the commission was terminated in the wake of the campaign backlash.

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