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The new season of Slate's Slow Burn continues a story you heard on the very first episode of One Year: 1977 - "Anita Bryant's War on Gay Rights."\nIn the 1970s, San Francisco became a welcoming home for tens of thousands of new gay residents\u2014and a modern-day Sodom for the American right. With a moral panic sweeping across the United States, a Florida orange juice spokeswoman inspired an ambitious California politician to launch his own campaign against lesbians and gays\u2014one that would change the course of U.S. history.\xa0\n\n(If you\u2014or anyone you know\u2014are in crisis, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, anytime: Dial 988 or visit 988lifeline.org.)\n\nSeason 9 of Slow Burn was written and produced by Christina Cauterucci. Slow Burn is produced by Sophie Summergrad, Kelly Jones, and Joel Meyer.\xa0\n\nJosh Levin is the editorial director of Slow Burn.\n\nDerek John is Slate\u2019s executive producer of narrative podcasts.\n\nSusan Matthews is Slate\u2019s executive editor.\n\nMerritt Jacob is our senior technical director. We had engineering help from Patrick Fort and Madeline Ducharme.\n\nOur theme music is composed by Alexis Cuadrado. Artwork by Ivylise Simones, based on an image of Silvana Nova and a poster designed by Larry Hermsen and the Too Much Graphics Collective.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices