From banana cream pies to the sassiest t-shirts…
(1) Portrait of a woman standing under the National Lesbian Feminist Organization sign on the National Mall before the Equal Rights Amendment March, Washington, DC, July 9, 1978. She is wearing a T-shirt that says “Eat a.” “Fruit for Anita” (a tongue-in-cheek reference to Anita Bryant, an American singer and spokesperson for Florida Citrus who is a vocal opponent of laws preventing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation). Visible in the background is the tower of the Smithsonian Institution Building (also known as the Castle). (2) An activist holds a placard that reads “Anita: The gay blood is in you!” Who’s next?” On June 26, 1977, at the 5th annual Gay Freedom Day (San Francisco Pride) in San Francisco, California, many protesters protested against singer Anita Bryant and her girlfriend. He mocked the anti-gay movement.Anne E. Zell/Getty Images; Archive Photos/Getty Images
Protests against Anita Bryant have always been a staple around the world. LGBTQ+Community.
An evangelical Christian beauty queen and best-selling pop star, she launched a successful and infamous effort in 1977 to repeal a Miami-Dade County ordinance prohibiting employment and housing discrimination based on sexual orientation. He became a highly anti-gay activist. She named her movement the “Save Our Children” campaign and conflated LGBTQ+ people with pedophiles.
now, of Obituary According to information shared by her family, Bryant passed away on December 16, 2024 at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was 84 years old. She leaves behind four children and seven children, as well as all the LGBTQ+ protections she fought to overturn. Miami-Dade County government reinstated the ordinance in 1998, added gender identity to the ordinance in 2014, and a state ban on adoptions by same-sex couples supported by Bryant was struck down in court in 2010. Ta.
Bryant’s anti-LGBTQ+ activism has damaged her support and relationships with her family, including one of her granddaughters, who came out as a lesbian in 2021. It also left her bankrupt and led to her struggles with alcoholism and pill addiction. washington post.
Scroll through to see historic photos of the activists who fought Bryant’s crusade every step of the way.
Des Moines: Entertainer-evangelist Anita Bryant had her face covered in banana cream pie and stared in disbelief during a press conference when a man posing as a reporter jumped up and brought it to the press conference. I hit her in the face with a pie. On the left is Bryant’s husband, Robert Green. She’s in Des Moines for a religious concert. Green said no charges would be filed and the pie thrower was allowed to leave the press conference.
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Bryant, whose face was covered in a banana cream pie, looked on in disbelief during the press conference when a man pretending to be a reporter jumped up and hit her in the face with a pie he had brought to the press conference. On the left is Bryant’s husband, Robert Green. She’s in Des Moines for a religious concert. Green said no charges would be filed and that the pie thrower was allowed to leave the press conference.
Des Moines: Singer and evangelist Anita Bryant was hit with a pie and covered her face by a man pretending to be a reporter during a press conference in Des Moines in 1977. She was in Des Moines to perform at a scheduled religious concert. The man who threw the pie was allowed to leave the meeting.
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In 1977, Bryant covered his face after being hit with a pie by a man pretending to be a reporter during a press conference in Des Moines. She was in Des Moines to perform at a scheduled religious concert.
A group of marchers likens U.S. President Donald Trump to Anita Bryant, the KKK and Adolf Hitler while marching during the annual LGBTQI Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2017 in San Francisco, California. The LGBT community gathered on Market Street for the 47th annual Pride Parade.
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A group of participants marching in the annual Pride Parade in San Francisco, California, Sunday, June 25, 2017, likens U.S. President Donald Trump to Anita Bryant, the KKK and Adolf Hitler.
Two men attend the 5th Gay Freedom Day (San Francisco Pride) on June 26, 1977 in San Francisco, USA. The man on the left is wearing a T-shirt opposing anti-gay activist Anita Bryant. (Photo Credit: Archive Photo/Getty Images) (Photo Credit: Archive Photo/Getty Images)
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Two men attend the 5th Gay Freedom Day (San Francisco Pride) in June 1977. The man on the left is wearing a T-shirt against Bryant.
An activist holds a placard that reads, “Anita: You have gay blood in you!” Who’s next?” On June 26, 1977, in San Francisco, California, at the 5th annual Gay Freedom Day (San Francisco Pride), many protesters protested against singer Anita Bryant and her girlfriend. He mocked the anti-gay movement.
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An activist holds a placard that reads, “Anita: You have gay blood in you!” Who’s next? ” At the fifth annual “Gay Freedom Day” (San Francisco Pride), many protesters mocked Bryant and her anti-gay movement.
Men and women participating in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade hold bumper stickers with the words “Will history repeat itself?” Hitler, McCarthy, Anita. The sticker’s slogan references Anita Bryant’s anti-gay campaign.
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Men and women participating in the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade carry bumper stickers with the words “Will history repeat itself? Hitler, McCarthy, Anita.”
Protesters stand behind a sign during a demonstration in Copley Square as anti-gay activist Anita Bryant and Senate candidate Howard Phillips speak at a press conference at Copley Plaza in Boston, September 1, 1978. stand on
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Protesters stand behind signs while Bryant and Senate candidate Howard Phillips speak at a press conference during a 1978 demonstration in Copley Square in Boston.
Portrait of a woman standing under the National Lesbian Feminist Organization sign on the National Mall before the Equal Rights Amendment March, Washington, DC, July 9, 1978. She is wearing a T-shirt that says “Let’s eat fruit for Anita”. (An ironic reference to American singer and Florida Citrus spokesperson Anita Bryant, who is a vocal opponent of laws enacted to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation). Visible in the background are the Smithsonian Institution’s towers (also known as castles).
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This portrait shows a woman standing under the National Lesbian Feminist Organization sign on the National Mall before the Equal Rights Amendment March in Washington, DC, on July 9, 1978. She’s wearing a T-shirt that says “Eat Fruit.” For Anita. ”
LGBTQ+ people and supporters protest outside People’s Church during a rally in Toronto by Anita Bryant in 1978.
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LGBTQ+ people and supporters protest outside People’s Church during Bryant’s 1978 speech in Toronto.
A celebration on San Francisco’s Castro Street celebrates the defeat of the Miami referendum, an effort promoted by Save Our Children and Anita Bryant to overturn anti-discrimination ordinances against gays and lesbians. 1977/06/07 Gay Rights Project
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San Francisco, 1977, celebrates the defeat of the Miami Referendum, an effort promoted by Save Our Children and Bryant to overturn an ordinance banning discrimination against gays and lesbians.
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