What is Briggs Initiative?
'''California Proposition 6''', also known as '''Briggs Initiative''', was an [[initiative]] on the [[California]] state ballot on November 7, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|title=Perfect Enemies|publisher=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/books/chap1/perfectenemies.htm|access-date=Feb 21, 2016}}</ref> It did not pass. It was sponsored by [[John Briggs]], a [[conservative]] state [[legislator]] from [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]. The initiative would have banned [[homosexual]]s from working in California [[public school]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Briggs Initiative: A Scary Proposition|url=https://www.glbthistory.org/briggs|access-date=2024-05-31|website=GLBT Historical Society|language=en-US}}</ref> 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, [[conservatism|conservatives]] and [[liberal]]s alike.<ref>{{cite web|title=Back to Briggs|publisher=Edge Media Network|url=http://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc3=&id=82565|access-date=Feb 21, 2016|archive-date=March 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312020812/http://boston.edgemedianetwork.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc3=&id=82565|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Cauterucci|first=Christina|date=2024-05-22|title=How Reporting on a 1978 Proposal to Ban Gay Teachers Changed My Understanding of Queer History|language=en-US|work=Slate|url=https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/slow-burn-season-9-gays-against-briggs-launch.html|access-date=2024-05-31|issn=1091-2339}}</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:1978 in California]] [[Category:LGBT in the United States]] [[Category:United States law]] [[Category:1970s in law]] {{history-stub}}