Thom Higgins is credited for coining the term “gay pride.” He also earned national headlines when he threw a pie in anti-gay activist Anita Bryant’s face in 1977. And for most of his 44 years, Higgins ...

(NEXSTAR) — 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 posted Thursday.

(1) Portrait of a woman as she stands under a 'National Lesbian Feminist Organization' sign on the National Mall prior to the Equal Rights Amendment March, Washington DC, July 9, 1978. She wears a ...

I never agreed with the views of Anita Bryant (“Anita Bryant, singer who became known for opposition to gay rights, 84,” Obituaries, Jan. 11), but the photo of her with a protester’s pie in the face ...

Anita Bryant, anti-gay rights activist and Grammy-nominated pop singer, has died. She was 84. The "Paper Roses" musician, largely known for her conservative beliefs and as a former spokesperson for ...