Thom Higgins is credited for coining the term “gay pride.” He also earned national headlines when he threw a pie in anti-gay ...

Anita Bryant, her face covered with banana cream pie, stares in disbelief during a news conference when a man posing as a reporter jumped up and hit her in the face with a pie, Oct. 14, 1977.

The Advocate’s headline: “Another Pie in the Face for Anita Bryant: Her Granddaughter Is Gay.” But Sarah’s sexual orientation isn’t some kind of karmic gotcha.

Anita Bryant Dry, known popularly Anita Bryant — a singer and crusader against the progress of gay rights — has died at the age of 84, her family announced in an obituary.

Anita Bryant, the Florida orange juice promoter turned anti-gay rights activist who inspired the failed California Briggs Initiative, died in obscurity last month. She was 84. Ms. Bryant died December ...

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.

Anita Bryant, a former Miss Oklahoma, Grammy-nominated singer and the one-time face of orange juice who became known over the second half of her life for her outspoken opposition to gay rights ...

Didn’t realize Anita Bryant had lived to see her entire political project get ground to dust. That’s tough. RIP. — Tim Miller (@Timodc) January 9, 2025 Liza Minnelli has outlived Anita Bryant.