Kristen Davis

Okay, so first I'm going to tell you about Cliff Morrison. He was born in the early 50s in Live Oak, Florida, which is a small town on the state's panhandle. And by his own description, Cliff says it's, quote, about 90 miles from anywhere. So Cliff grows up in poverty. No one in his family ever graduated high school, let alone college. They also didn't own a car, a telephone, or a TV.

Okay, so first I'm going to tell you about Cliff Morrison. He was born in the early 50s in Live Oak, Florida, which is a small town on the state's panhandle. And by his own description, Cliff says it's, quote, about 90 miles from anywhere. So Cliff grows up in poverty. No one in his family ever graduated high school, let alone college. They also didn't own a car, a telephone, or a TV.

He's like, enough. So when did he start? Like, yeah. That's fucked up. Serious. So he heads down to a small local hospital and he asks if he can please work there.

He's like, enough. So when did he start? Like, yeah. That's fucked up. Serious. So he heads down to a small local hospital and he asks if he can please work there.

Yeah. So he gets a job in the housekeeping department. He mops the floors. He takes out the trash. But after a while, he realizes he wants to care for the patients. Before long, Cliff is promoted to an orderly position, a job he holds throughout high school. And after he graduates, he goes to nursing school in Jacksonville. Wow.

Yeah. So he gets a job in the housekeeping department. He mops the floors. He takes out the trash. But after a while, he realizes he wants to care for the patients. Before long, Cliff is promoted to an orderly position, a job he holds throughout high school. And after he graduates, he goes to nursing school in Jacksonville. Wow.

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So that's, of course, the most anyone in his family has ever made. That's incredible. But more than that, Cliff has really found his calling. He says, quote, I realized I really liked being a nurse. It's where I felt the most comfortable. I'd always been told that I was a caring person, so it made sense that I gravitated toward that profession. So Cliff bounces from Jacksonville down to Miami.

So that's, of course, the most anyone in his family has ever made. That's incredible. But more than that, Cliff has really found his calling. He says, quote, I realized I really liked being a nurse. It's where I felt the most comfortable. I'd always been told that I was a caring person, so it made sense that I gravitated toward that profession. So Cliff bounces from Jacksonville down to Miami.

There's a thriving gay community there. Down there, there were lots of job opportunities, but it's the 70s. And at this time, down in South Florida, there's a woman named Anita Bryant who's decided to wage war on the LGBTQ community of South Florida. She and her cronies are lobbying hard to have a recently passed ordinance that outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation repealed.

There's a thriving gay community there. Down there, there were lots of job opportunities, but it's the 70s. And at this time, down in South Florida, there's a woman named Anita Bryant who's decided to wage war on the LGBTQ community of South Florida. She and her cronies are lobbying hard to have a recently passed ordinance that outlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation repealed.

Repealed? They want to get rid of that.

Repealed? They want to get rid of that.

Hmm. Let's repeal rights, huh? How's your body feel right now? It feels like I want to get a hysterectomy. A little second class? Yeah. Anita Bryant, I believe there's... Her getting pied? Yes. Yes. If I'm right, there's an amazing video because she did it. It's someone who did it. That's like she was also she wasn't she was a performer. She was like a singer and stuff.

Hmm. Let's repeal rights, huh? How's your body feel right now? It feels like I want to get a hysterectomy. A little second class? Yeah. Anita Bryant, I believe there's... Her getting pied? Yes. Yes. If I'm right, there's an amazing video because she did it. It's someone who did it. That's like she was also she wasn't she was a performer. She was like a singer and stuff.

And she was kind of like back. It was like back in those Perry Como days where people were very like clean cut. It was all about like late 60s, kind of like all American clean cut, whatever. And so she was kind of like popular in a way. Yeah. And then suddenly she was like, but you know who I really want to oppress is these gays. Yeah.

And she was kind of like back. It was like back in those Perry Como days where people were very like clean cut. It was all about like late 60s, kind of like all American clean cut, whatever. And so she was kind of like popular in a way. Yeah. And then suddenly she was like, but you know who I really want to oppress is these gays. Yeah.

And so, yeah, there is that legendary video where she gets pied while she's doing, I think, a press conference. Yeah. Yeah, it was by gay activist Tom Higgins. Yeah, you can look that video up on YouTube. It's pretty great. But also it's like at the time, it's like, how dare you? And it's like, it's pie. You're an asshole. And you got a pie in the face. You deserve it. So basically...

And so, yeah, there is that legendary video where she gets pied while she's doing, I think, a press conference. Yeah. Yeah, it was by gay activist Tom Higgins. Yeah, you can look that video up on YouTube. It's pretty great. But also it's like at the time, it's like, how dare you? And it's like, it's pie. You're an asshole. And you got a pie in the face. You deserve it. So basically...