Anita Bryant, the Florida orange juice promoter turned anti-gay rights activist who inspired the failed California Briggs Initiative, died in obscurity last month. She was 84. Ms. Bryant died December ...

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 84. Bryant died Dec. 16 at her ...

Anita Jane Bryant (March 25, 1940 – December 16, 2024) was an American singer and political activist, known for anti-gay activism. She had three Top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s.

Something in the air hasn’t felt right this month. Sure, rainbows are adorning more buildings and pink-dollar pop music is blasting louder in Castro bars, but there’s an eerie presence hovering over ...