Happy Pi Day! Anita Bryant hit in the face with pie October 14, 1977 🥧 Friendly reminder: if somebody is working to deny your humanity and civil rights, you don’t have to be nice to them. | Dark Entries Records

On this day in 1977, gay rights activist Thom Higgins pied Anita Bryant in the face during a televised press conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Bryant was vehemently anti-gay, leading the “Save our Children” campaign, which fought to repeal an ordinance in Dade County, Florida that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation. That campaign used fear-mongering and wildly homophobic rhetoric, which portrayed LGBTQ as a threat to children (sound familiar?) The ordinance was designed to prote

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NYC Pride on Instagram: "October 14th, 1977 | Anti-gay “activist” Anita Bryant was pied in the face in Des Moines, Iowa — a televised moment that became a symbol of queer resistance served cold. Bryant had launched her “Save Our Children” campaign, traveling around the country to garner support to appeal an anti-discrimination ordinance in Florida. She called LGBTQ+ people “deviant” and “an abomination,” arguing we didn’t deserve protection. Queer activists protested her appearance at every sing

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