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Bob Green (Advocate)

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The Resume

    (June 13, 1931-January 26, 2012)
    Born in New York City, New York
    Birth name was Robert Einar Green
    Former Radio Disc Jockey
    Married to Anita Bryant (1960-80)
    Book is ‘At Any Cost’ (co-written with Bryant)

Why he might be annoying:

    He shares a name with a Chicago Tribune journalist.
    He managed his wife’s career as an Orange Juice spokeswoman.
    He joined in his wife’s anti-gay crusade, leading a successful effort to repeal Miami-Dade County’s newly passed gay rights ordinance.
    The couple then founded Anita Bryant Ministries, which offered ‘gay deprogramming.’
    Gay rights activists designed and printed T-shirts that read, ‘Anita Bryant's Husband is a Homo Sapien’ which were worn by celebrities like Jane Fonda.
    When his wife got hit with a cream pie in the face, his first reaction was to start praying (October 14, 1977).
    He refused to accept it when Bryant filed for divorce, saying that his fundamentalist beliefs didn’t recognize civil divorce and that she was still his wife ‘in God's eyes.’
    He remained bitter towards the gay community for most of his life, blaming them for the turmoil in his life and for the ultimate demise of his marriage.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was an Air Force veteran.
    He suffered from heart problems.
    He gave up his broadcasting career to manage Anita’s career.
    To his credit, after praying for the guy who pied his wife, he followed the protesters outside and threw a pie of his own (so he wasn’t completely cuckolded).
    He showed some regret for his anti-Gay activities, saying: ‘We were guilty of saying stupid things because we were just stupid performers.’

Credit: BoyWithTheGreenHair


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