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Homophobe Anita Bryant dies at 84

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Anita Bryant, the singer and orange juice pitch woman who gained notoriety for a homophobic campaign against gay rights in the 1970s, died on Dec.

16 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released by her family. She was 84. Bryant was a former Miss Oklahoma, a Grammy-nominated singer, author, and recipient of the USO Silver Medallion for Service, according to her family’s statement.

Bryant, a fundamentalist Christian, performed at the White House and the Super Bowl, among other highlights of her singing career.

Bryant incurred the ire of the LGBTQ community after she fought successfully to overturn a Dade County, Fla., ordinance that would have protected gay people from discrimination.

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