Anita Bryant, born on March 25, 1940, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, is an American singer, beauty queen, and controversial figure in the realm of LGBTQ+ rights. Raised in a devout Southern Baptist family, ...

Anita Bryant, an entertainer who was commended by the Southern Baptist Convention for standing up to the gay rights movement ...

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who ...

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

Anita Bryant Dry, entertainer and anti-gay rights activist, died in December in Edmond, according to an obituary submitted by ...

The next year, she defended her decision to take a stand, telling the Oklahoman newspaper of Oklahoma City that “I’ve never regretted what I did.” Anita Jane Bryant was born March 25 ...

Singer and former beauty queen Anita Bryant has died at the age of 84. She was well-known for her advocacy against LGBTQ rights in the 1970s.

NPR's Walter Ray Watson reports. WALTER RAY WATSON, BYLINE: Anita Jane Bryant grew up in Oklahoma City. Her upbringing was Southern Baptist. She sang in church as a child and performed in state fairs.

NEW YORK — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and prominent booster of orange juice and other products who became known over the second half of her life for her ...