The Dade County Christian Coalition then announced it was initiating a referendum drive to repeal the amendment under the name 'Take Back Miami-Dade.' This attempt failed as they did not garner enough signatures. In December of 1998, the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners once again adopted an amendment banning discrimination in areas of housing, employment, and public accommodation based on sexual orientation.
This, however, was later overturned after a subsequent referendum championed by Anita Bryant, an anti-gay rights activist. In the early 1970s, gay rights advocacy led to a county ordinance banning discrimination in areas of housing, employment, and public accommodation based on sexual orientation. In July of that same year, hundreds of members of the LGBTQ+ community were among the thousands of protesters at the Republican National Convention in Miami Beach, where advocates demanded the repeal of laws banning gay marriage. The first pride parade in South Florida was held in 1972 on Lincoln Road and was organized as a march in protest of Miami Beach's law banning cross-dressing. Happy Pride Month, Miami! The LGBTQ+ community has a long history in South Florida.
