On October 14th, 1977, gay activist Tom Higgins pies anti-gay crusader Anita Bryant during a live press conference in Des Moines, Iowa. In this TMQH, Julian explores Bryant's anti-gay campaigns, why she got pied, and a first for TMQH: a surprise twist ending from this year! 

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Special thanks to the HISTORY Channel for select audio of Bryant being pied used under Fair Use for nonprofit educational purposes at the beginning of the episode.

Sources:

 A&E Television Networks, LLC. (n.d.). Anita Bryant Hit in the Face With Pie. HISTORY Channel. Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://www.history.com/speeches/anita-bryant-hit-in-the-face-with-pie

In-text citation

Annetta, M. (2013, October 14). October 14 in LGBTQ History. THE LAVENDER EFFECT. https://thelavendereffect.org/2013/10/14/october-14-in-lgbtq-history/

Lane, S. (2018). No Sanctuary: Teachers and the School Reform That Brought Gay Rights to the Masses (1st ed.). ForeEdge.

LGBT History. (2016, October 14). LGBT History - Anita Bryant, Des Moines, Iowa, October 14, 1977. Facebook. https://m.facebook.com/LGBTHistoryIG/photos/a.786589938139659/918383608293624/?type=3

Marcus, E. (2002). Making Gay History: The Half Century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights. Harper Perennial.

Ring, T. (2021, July 28). Another Pie in the Face for Anita Bryant: Her Granddaughter Is Gay. Advocate. https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/7/27/another-pie-face-anita-bryant-her-granddaughter-gay

The History Project, Inc. (n.d.). ANITA SUCKS [ORANGES] · Documented | Digital Collections of The History Project. Retrieved October 8, 2021, from https://historyproject.omeka.net/items/show/67