
S. 18 Ep. 12 Stupid is as Stupid Does - Anita Bryant and the Murder of Robert Hillsborough
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Episode · 23:02 · Nov 14, 2025
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33 year old Robert Hillsborough was a gardner for the City of San Francisco, Caliornia in 1977. Robert was also gay. At that same time in Florida, celebrity Anita Bryant was beginning a campaign called "Save Our Children" against the LGBTQ community declaring gays were recruiting kids. Listen to how the two lives intermingled without ever meeting.True Crime Quickie is from the U.K. in 2018. The Murder of black trans woman Naomi Hersi.Our sunshine this episode is a little different and based upon the episode's title, Stupid is as Stupid Does...https://www.patreon.com/c/rainbowcrimesPromo for: Autumn's OdditiesIntro: Shire Girl by David FesilyanOutro: Beating Heart by David RendaResources:https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Murder_of_Robert_Hillsboroughhttps://www.facebook.com/story.php/?story_fbid=866205962216563&id=100064815007563https://www.tumblr.com/lgbt-history-archive/146304210307/robert-hillsborough-why-why-why-why-wehttps://allthatsinteresting.com/anita-bryant#:~:text=In%20a%20different%20world%2C%20Anita,16%2C%202024%20at%20age%2084.https://www.pbs.org/outofthepast/past/p5/1977.htmlhttps://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/1970s-christian-crusader-anita-bryant-helped-spawn-floridas-lgbtq-cult-rcna24215https://bcrw.barnard.edu/archive/lesbian/Out.pdfhttp://www.glbtqarchive.com/ssh/bryant_anita_S.pdfhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-45625789https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/01/man-jailed-for-murder-transgender-woman-after-drugs-bingeBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/beyond-the-rainbow-podcast--4398945/support.
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