Briggs Initiative

California Proposition 6, also known as Briggs Initiative, was an initiative on the California state ballot on November 7, 1978.[1] It did not pass. It was sponsored by John Briggs, a conservative state legislator from Orange County. The initiative would have banned homosexuals from working in California public schools.[2]

The San Francisco politician Harvey Milk fought the measure. California Governor Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter were against it. Polls had originally showed support for the initiative leading by a large margin. It was defeated by the LGBT community, conservatives and liberals alike.[3][4]

References

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  1. ↑ "Perfect Enemies". Washington Post. Retrieved Feb 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ "The Briggs Initiative: A Scary Proposition". GLBT Historical Society. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  3. ↑ "Back to Briggs". Edge Media Network. Archived from the original on March 12, 2017. Retrieved Feb 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Cauterucci, Christina (2024-05-22). "How Reporting on a 1978 Proposal to Ban Gay Teachers Changed My Understanding of Queer History". Slate. ISSN 1091-2339. Retrieved 2024-05-31.