NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma and popular singer who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights, has died. She was 84. Starting in the early 1960s, she had several hit singles and had performed at the White House and the political conventions for both parties. But in the late 1970s, her life and career began a dramatically new path. Bryant led a successful campaign to repeal an ordinance in Florida’s Miami-Dade County that would have prohibited discrimination against gay people. Her career in entertainment soon declined. Supported by the Rev. Jerry Falwell among others, she continued to oppose gay rights around the country. The family did not list a cause of death. (Photo: AP)