Anita Bryant, an activist known for her stance against gay rights, passed away at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the age of ...

Gay activist Thom Higgins "pied" the antigay crusader during a press conference in Des Moines in 1977 as part of his considerable career as an LGBTQ+ rights advocate.

Former beauty queen and 1960s pop singer-turned anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant has died, according to a family obituary published in her hometown newspaper, the Oklahoman. Bryant died Dec. 16 in ...

Here are some historic photos of the activists who fought Anita Bryant's anti-queer crusade every step of the way.

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died.

She was blacklisted and got a raw deal, but like her or not, she stuck to her convictions,” Anthony Verdugo, founder and ...

Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer, beauty queen, and Florida Orange Juice pitchwoman who morphed into a ...

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading ...

Anita Bryant, a popular singer and product pitchwoman in the 1960s and ’70s who successfully destroyed both those aspect of ...

Anita Bryant, the Florida orange juice promoter turned anti-gay rights activist who inspired the failed California Briggs Initiative, died in obscurity last month.

When Bryant took that stand, and became the public face of the activist group Save Our Children, she created a template that the American right wing is still following today. She also became the enemy ...

“At least it’s a fruit pie,” she quipped before saying a prayer for her attacker. Anita Bryant told reporters in 1977 that she was blacklisted from television because of her anti-gay stance. Anita ...