and called the “Anita Bryant.” In a crude made-for-TV moment, a gay activist slammed a cream pie into Ms. Bryant’s face at an ...

By 1977, members of the Minneapolis-based LGBTQ+ group, Target City Coalition, had already pie-faced at least three prominent anti-gay activists. Anita Bryant, a well-known figure in the movement ...

In January of 1977, the Dade County Commission passed a gay-rights ordinance, making Miami the fortieth US city with such a law. The vote alarmed Anita Bryant, a singer, former beauty queen ...