Bryant advocated for a California law that would have outlawed “pro-homosexual” viewpoints in educational institutions. That effort failed. According to The Oklahoman, homosexual rights activist.
Tom Higgins smacked a pie into her face at a press conference in Des Moines, Iowa, for the pleasure of television cameras. “At least it was a fruit pie,” she said, and then started crying.
According to the publication, Bryant was fired as a spokesperson by the Florida Citrus Commission after the pie incident and the countrywide.
“gaycotts” of Florida orange juice. She said that her family got hate mail with voodoo dolls and excrement, as well as daily death threats.
After it was published, her 1978 interview with Playboy, which is seen as a turning point in the homosexual rights movement, inspired members.
