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California Proposition 6, informally known as the Briggs Initiative, [1] was an unsuccessful ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. [2] It was sponsored by John Briggs , a conservative state legislator from Orange County .
Briggs' messages supporting Proposition 6 were pervasive throughout California, and Harvey Milk attended every event Briggs hosted. Milk campaigned against the bill throughout the state as well, [ 114 ] and swore that if Briggs won California, he would still not win San Francisco. [ 115 ]
Briggs was the proponent in several legislative initiatives in California, including: Proposition 6 (1978): (Failed) Would have required the firing of any teacher who was found to be "advocating, imposing, encouraging or promoting" homosexual activity; [7] Proposition 13: Restricted property tax to 1% of the full cash value of the property;
Proposition 6 was placed on the ballot by California state lawmakers, who supported it with a bipartisan vote. The measure is a Legislative Black Caucus priority bill. Additional supporters ...
California Proposition 6, the Briggs Initiative, ... Milk, a gay activist, was the first openly gay man to hold an office at this high of a level in a major U.S. city.
The topic of crime and punishment also came up in the discussion around Proposition 6, which would amend the state’s constitution to prevent jails and prisons from forcing inmates to work.
California labor groups are backing Proposition 6, which would end forced prison labor. Will it move the needle? California labor groups are backing Proposition 6.
The first attempt to restrict gay and lesbian rights through a state wide ballot measure occurred in 1978 in California. [2] While the measure failed, the late-1980s and early 1990s saw a resurgence in ballot initiatives, culminating in proposed state constitutional amendments in Oregon and Colorado not only to repeal existing anti-discrimination ordinances but to proactively prohibit the ...