“While continuing to speak out and work against those laws that sanction homosexuality, we also shall continue to seek help and change for homosexuals themselves, whose sad and sick values belie the word 'gay' which they pathetically use to cover their unhappy lives.”

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.