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Road Trip to San Francisco 1978 Part 3

Organizing efforts to combat Briggs were widespread in San Francisco the summer Terry and I went down. California Proposition 6, informally known as the Briggs Initiative, was a ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. It was sponsored by John Briggs, a conservative state legislator from Orange County. The failed initiative sought to ban gays and lesbians from working in California’s public schools. Openly gay San Francisco politician Harvey Milk and Sally Miller Gearhart, as well as many other gay and lesbian activists of the time were instrumental in fighting the measure. A variety of public figures such as then former California governor Ronald Reagan and President Jimmy Carter were also opposed to the initiative and helped to swing public opinion against it.

Stop Briggs poster at bus stop
Terry taking a break in the Upstairs Gallery. The UG was a lovely quiet oasis in the hubbub of the Castro area. It was in the middle of changing installations this day but you could still come sit, contemplate or write, as Terry was doing here.
Bartender at Scott's Bar, a lesbian hangout that was open during the day as well as night.
Chinatown crosswalk
The iconic and wonderful Castro Theatre. 
I'm pretty sure this was taken in front of City Lights Bookstore and the book I bought was Patty Smith's 'Babel' (which I still have). OMG, this wardrobe. It makes me cringe now but at the time I thought I was the height of cool. No wonder I struck out in the bars.

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