I missed Bob Hope's birthday on May 29th, but it's Pride Month, and I just read that Trump cut $258M in AIDS vaccine research funding. So, here's a couple of promos Bob shot for the SF AIDS foundation in 1986. Happy Bday Bob! Happy Pride! It's chaos out there, be kind!
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anita bryant died? her feud with bob hope over gay rights, and his refusing to stop making jokes about her, got him boycotted by religious conservatives and pushed him to come out for gay rights. i wrote this about the backlash he faced for @thenation.com. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
The conservative comedian spoke out for gay rights and gun control, and got boycotted and ostracized by friends on the right, including Ronald Reagan.
