Bryant was perhaps most well-known for her 1977 “Save Our Children” campaign that painted gays and lesbians as a threat to ...

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Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and singer who gained notoriety in the 1970s for her anti-gay activism, died on December ...

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and Grammy-nominated singer, known for her opposition to LGBTQ+ rights, passed away at the age of 84. The controversial entertainer died on Dec. 16 at her home ...

Anita Bryant, who has died aged 84, was a 1960s pop singer, former beauty queen and brand ambassador for the Florida Citrus Commission who became a conservative icon and liberal hate figure in the ...

The former beauty queen and spokeswoman for Florida orange juice was an all-American entertainer before she began crusading against L.G.B.T.Q. rights. By Anita Gates Anita Bryant, the singer and ...

Anita Bryant, a beauty queen, singer and wholesome pitchwoman for Florida orange juice whose crusade against gay rights in the 1970s transformed her into one of the most polarizing figures in ...

She has hits with songs like "Paper Roses" and served as a spokesperson for Florida orange juice before her career came ...

Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and pop singer of the 1960s whose career led her to become a spokesperson for Florida oranges in the early ’70s and an evangelical crusader against gay rights ...

Anita Bryant, the pop singer and Oklahoma beauty queen who gained fame by convincing America that a “breakfast without orange juice is like a day without sunshine” before seeing her popularity ...