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Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940) is an American singer and anti-gay activist. She had three top 20 hits in the United States in the early 1960s. [1] She was the 1958 Miss Oklahoma beauty pageant winner, and a brand ambassador from 1969 to 1980 for the Florida Citrus Commission. [2]
Jul 26, 2021 · Now 81, Bryant lives in a world where gay marriage is legal, and her granddaughter is planning her own nuptials with another woman. Green said her grandmother told her being gay is a...
Jul 15, 2023 · While Anita Bryant’s activism in the 1970s centered around opposing gay rights, her current endeavors remain somewhat elusive. Bryant, now in her eighties, has largely withdrawn from the public stage. It is unclear to what extent she engages in activism or remains involved in social issues.
Jul 29, 2021 · The name Anita Bryant is synonymous with homophobic vitriol. Throughout the 1970s, the infamous anti-LGBTQ+ crusader waged a vicious war on LGBTQ+ rights, accusing queer people of corrupting youth through her infamous “Save Our Children” campaign. Now, her granddaughter is marrying a woman.
The Save Our Children campaign by 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant laid the groundwork for Florida's Don't Say Gay bill and the state's LGBTQ culture war.
Jul 27, 2021 · Along the way, Bryant became a darling of her fellow conservative Christians and an enemy of gay people and their allies; at one point, an activist threw a pie in her face.
Jun 15, 2020 · The county also happened to be home to Anita Bryant, a former beauty pageant winner with a string of semi-successful songs under her belt and a lucrative contract as the face of the state’s...
Apr 14, 2022 · The Save Our Children campaign by 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant laid the groundwork for Florida's Don't Say Gay bill and the state's LGBTQ culture war.
May 29, 2024 · The 1977 campaign, led by Anita Bryant, a former beauty pageant winner turned pop star, laid the groundwork for Christian Nationalist anti-LGBTQ+ efforts in the decades to come by devising a playbook still in use today.
Jul 22, 2021 · Bryant is still alive today though she declined to be interviewed by Levin and One Year. The podcast is worth listening to for those interested in yet another period of time when Miami was a ...
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