“Every time my children see the police come in and sweep our home and yard looking for bombs, it disturbs them.”

American singer

Anita Bryant was an American singer, active in the early 1960s. Born in 1940, she became known for three top 20 hits in the United States. She first drew public notice as the second runner-up in the 1958 Miss Oklahoma pageant. From 1969 to 1980, she served as a brand ambassador for the Florida Citrus Commission. In the late 1970s, she also became a Christian opponent of gay rights, a role that brought her wider public attention.