Anita Bryant, an activist known for her stance against gay rights, passed away at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the age of ...

Gay activist Thom Higgins "pied" the antigay crusader during a press conference in Des Moines in 1977 as part of his considerable career as an LGBTQ+ rights advocate.

As Anita was answering the press about her crusade against homosexuality, Thomas Lawrence Higgins, a gay rights activist, approached her and smashed a pie on her face. Bryant had reportedly said ...

Anita Bryant, the godmother of modern anti-LGBTQ+ moral panics, died on December 16, 2024 at the age of 84, so it’s finally time that we eulogize her life’s most meaningful accomplishment: getting ...

As awful as her behavior was, she made the word “Gay” known worldwide and helped us forge a community. When the famous pie photo came out, the rest of the world learned about what she was up to. She ...

Sarah Green is the daughter of Anita's oldest son, Robert Green Jr., whom she had with her first husband, Bob Green.

When Bryant took that stand, and became the public face of the activist group Save Our Children, she created a template that the American right wing is still following today. She also became the enemy ...

Anita Bryant, a popular singer and product pitchwoman in the 1960s and ’70s who successfully destroyed both those aspect of ...

The "Paper Roses" singer was largely known for her conservative beliefs and as a former spokesperson for Florida oranges ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma ... During an appearance in Iowa, an activist jammed a pie in her face.

Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen and singer who gained notoriety in the 1970s for her anti-gay activism, died on December ...

Higgins hit her in the face with a pie. (Original Caption) Des Moines: Entertainer-evangelist Anita Bryant, her face covered with banana cream pie, stares in disbelief during a news conference ...