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  1. Apr 14, 2022 · That woman was Anita Bryant, formerly Miss Oklahoma and a white, telegenic, Top 40 singer who was well known for her Florida orange juice commercials (“A day without orange juice is like a day...

  2. Aug 18, 2016 · Understanding Anita Bryant, the Woman Who Declared War on Gays. Robert Whirry -- a writer of the upcoming play Anita Bryant's Playboy Interview -- on why it's so important to know your...

  3. www.encyclopedia.com › arts › news-wires-white-papers-and-booksBryant, Anita | Encyclopedia.com

    BRYANT, Anita. Born 25 March 1940, Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Daughter of Warren and Lenora Berry Bryant; married RobertGreen, 1960 (divorced 1980); Charlie Dry, 1990; children: four. Anita Bryant's husband once remarked to his wife: "I don't think you had a childhood." Bryant's father was nineteen, her mother eighteen, when Bryant was born.

  4. Anita Bryant In 1977, singer Anita Bryant began spearheading the “Save Our Children” campaign, which aimed to repeal a Dade County, Florida, ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation.

  5. New Yorker magazine humorist Andy Borowitz examines how Anita Bryant, ubiquitous in the 1960s and 70s for commercials promoting Florida orange juice, inadvertently energized the gay rights movement.

  6. Jun 6, 2018 · Consider Anita Bryant, the centerpiece of the world premiere musical at Diversionary Theatre: “The Loneliest Girl in the World,” composed by Julia Meinwald, with book and lyrics by Gordon ...

  7. Jul 26, 2021 · In her speeches, Bryant would say being gay was a choice and a sin to rally audiences against queer-friendly legislation, the Washington Post reported. Now 81, Bryant lives in a world where gay...

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