Original sentence: An campaign in response to the gay liberation movement began to emerge in the late 1970s.On December 2, 1978, Tom Reeves of the Boston-Boise Committee convened a meeting called "Man/Boy Love and the Age of Consent.One of the figures at the center of this campaign was former beauty queen and commercial spokeswoman Anita Bryant.They and others in Boston's gay community perceived Byrne's round-up as an anti-gay witchhunt on gays.With her "Save Our Children" Crusade, she had begun to harness this backlash
Edited sentence: "Save Us From The Anita Nightmare" was the headline that appeared on the cover of the April 20, 1977 edition of the gay magazine The Advocate.Former beauty queen and commercial spokewoman Anita Bryant was indeed the object of scorn to gays nationwide.On December 2, 1978, he convened a meeting called "Man/Boy Love and the Age of Consent.The Revere incident alarmed members of the Boston-Boise Committee who had an exclusive attraction to teenage males.They believed it underscored their vulnerability within the larger gay community.To them and many other in the gay community, Byrne's round-up was little more than a smear campaign on gays.Tom Reeves of the Boston-Boise committee responded to this perceived weakness.With her "Save Our Children" Crusade, she had begun to harness a growing anti-gay backlash