The people who helped feat the Briggs Iniative told Insir they fear a recent rise anti-gay rhetoric means history may be repeatg self.
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- CALIFORNIA TRIED TO BAN GAY TEACHERS 1978. EDUTORS AND ACTIVISTS WHO FOUGHT BACK FEAR HISTORY MAY BE REPEATG SELF.
- CALIFORNIA PROPOSN 6, BAN ON LBIAN AND GAY TEACHERS INIATIVE (1978)
CALIFORNIA TRIED TO BAN GAY TEACHERS 1978. EDUTORS AND ACTIVISTS WHO FOUGHT BACK FEAR HISTORY MAY BE REPEATG SELF.
Proposn 6, better known as the Briggs Iniative, was the first attempt to rtrict the rights of lbian and gay Amerins by popular referendum. * prop 6 gay rights *
Most recently, feral “Don’t Say Gay” legislatn was troduced by thirty-two Congrsnal members, a bill that “would affect all ferally fund facili and programs, which would clu public librari, ferally fund schools, ary bas and hospals.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSN 6, BAN ON LBIAN AND GAY TEACHERS INIATIVE (1978)
* prop 6 gay rights *
It was overwhelmgly succsful, and Bryant began to advote natnally agast lbian and gay rights.