Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84

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Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84

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Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84

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Nathalie Dupree, ‘Queen of Southern Cooking,’ Dies at 85

Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84

Colorado coaching great McCartney dies at 84

Bill McCartney, former championship-winning head coach at Colorado, dies at age 84

Carole Wilbourn, 'Cat Therapist,' Dies at 84

Anita Bryant, Whose Anti-Gay Politics Undid a Singing Career, Is Dead at 84

Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and singer, dead at 84

Carole Wilbourn, Who Put Cats on the Couch, Dies at 84

Peggy Caserta, Arbiter of Hippie Fashion in the 1960s, Dies at 84

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