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, ...

John Wayne was left very emotional on the set of 1970 movie Chisum after his co-star introduced him to a new passion that the ...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Anita Bryant, an Oklahoma singer and anti-gay rights activist, has died at the age of 84. Bryant died at her Edmond home on Dec. 16, but her death wasn’t announced until her family published an ...

(AP Photo, File) A pie is thrown at Anita Bryant during a news conference on Oct. 14, 1977 in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/File) FILE - Singer Anita Bryant in her home in Miami Beach, Fla., ...

She was a singer and entertainer who became ... The following year, she released this pop single. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "PAPER ROSES") ANITA BRYANT: (Singing) Paper roses. Paper roses.