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.

(NEXSTAR) — Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary. She died Dec. 16 ...

Anita Bryant Dry, entertainer and anti-gay activist, died in December at her Edmond home, according to an obituary submitted by her family. She was 84.

In a long campaign of television commercials, she sang “Come to the Florida Sunshine Tree” and offered the tagline: “Breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine.” But her ...