The former Miss Oklahoma had been known as a booster of Florida orange juice, but her career took a turn after a campaign to repeal an LGBTQ ordinance Florida’s Miami-Dade County in the late

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

Bryant was perhaps most well-known for her 1977 “Save Our Children” campaign that painted gays and lesbians as a threat to the country’s youth.