Writing about the Bryan case below reminded me of Anita Bryant, who in the mid-1970's scared the bejesus out of Florida with her anti-gay campaign in Dade County. During the campaign, an article in Newsweek ran a profile of the former beauty pageant maven, including the tidbit of news that, because of the backlash against her from the sizable gay community here, she had her security guards refuse to allow "unmarried men" to approach or interview her. I wrote a letter to the editor of Newsweek saying that if Jesus Christ came back, he'd have trouble getting through her gate: he wasn't married, either. They published the letter...and the seeds of my career as a blogger were planted.
So the question is: What was your first act of public advocacy?
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