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.

Along with Orville Redenbacher, Marie Osmond, Phyllis Diller and Chubby Checker, Anita Bryant ranked as one of my first public figure interviews as a young reporter.

Anita Bryant was the spokesperson for Florida citrus until "controversial political stands," especially LGBTQ issues ended the contract.

Anita Bryant, a multi-Grammy nominated singer, beauty queen, and Florida Orange Juice pitchwoman who morphed into a polarizing figure after crusading against gay rights in the 1970s, has died. She was 84.

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 later in that decade,

She was blacklisted and got a raw deal, but like her or not, she stuck to her convictions,” Anthony Verdugo, founder and executive director of the Christian Family Coalition.

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

A former Miss Oklahoma, Anita Bryant became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights.

Anita Bryant, an entertainer who was commended by the Southern Baptist Convention for standing up to the gay rights movement in the 1970s, died Dec. 16

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, 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.

Dylon Jones is an associate editor for POLITICO Magazine.