33-435: Briggs may refer to: People and fictional characters [ edit ] Briggs (surname) , including a list of people and fictional characters Briggs (given name) , a list of people Briggs (rapper) (born 1986), Australian rapper Bishop Briggs , stage name of British-American singer and songwriter Sarah Grace McLaughlin (born 1992) Places [ edit ] In
66-451: A car manufacturing company Briggs Manufacturing Company , manufacturer of car bodies for Ford and Chrysler Briggs & Little , a manufacturer of wool knitting yarns Briggs & Stratton , a manufacturer of air-cooled gasoline engines Schools [ edit ] Richard C. Briggs High School , Norwalk, Connecticut, United States Briggs High School (Ohio) , United States Sports [ edit ] Briggs Stadium ,
99-401: A crime," or (2) "public homosexual conduct," which the initiative defined as "the advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting of private or public homosexual activity directed at, or likely to come to the attention of, schoolchildren and/or other employees." The employee would be terminated if the school board, after a hearing, determined by a preponderance of the evidence that
132-585: A former name of Tiger Stadium, a former baseball ballpark in Detroit Briggs Stadium (Missouri State) , a former name of Robert W. Plaster Stadium, a football stadium in Springfield, Missouri Briggs Motor Sport , a former Australian motor racing team Other uses [ edit ] The Briggs , a punk rock band Briggs baronets , two extinct titles, one in the Baronetage of England and one in
165-534: A person could not be hired as a public school teacher, teacher's aide, administrator, or counselor if the person had "engaged in public homosexual activity or public homosexual conduct should the board determine that said activity or conduct render[ed] the person unfit for service." A coalition of activists including Sally Gearhart , Gwenn Craig, Bill Kraus , openly gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk , teacher (later president of San Francisco Board of Supervisors) Tom Ammiano , and Hank Wilson mobilized under
198-526: A protected group to anti-discrimination statutes and codes. In a step beyond repeal of anti-discrimination measures, Oklahoma and Arkansas banned gays and lesbians from teaching in public schools. The idea for the Briggs Initiative was formed during the success of the repeal of the Dade County anti-discrimination language. The measure was the first attempt to restrict gay and lesbian rights through
231-475: A staple of right wing politics in the late 1970s.” However, prominent LGBT activist David Mixner later noted how he secretly met with Reagan during this time and persuaded him to oppose the measure. Extensive excerpts from his informal statement were reprinted in the San Francisco Chronicle of September 24, 1978. Reagan's November 1 editorial stated, in part, “Whatever else it is, homosexuality
264-410: A statewide ballot measure . The initiative provided that a public school teacher, teacher's aide, administrator, or counselor could be fired if the employee was found to have engaged in either (1) "public homosexual activity," which the initiative defined as an act of homosexual sex which was "not discreet and not practiced in private, whether or not such act, at the time of its commission, constituted
297-554: A tributary of the Mohawk River near Yosts, New York Elsewhere Briggs Hill , Victoria Land, Antarctica Briggs Peninsula , Graham Land, Antarctica Briggs Islet , Tasmania, Australia Briggs Township, Ontario , Canada Briggs Inlet , British Columbia, Canada Briggs Glacier , South Georgia Island Briggs Point , South Georgia Island Briggs (crater) , a lunar crater 4209 Briggs , an asteroid Businesses [ edit ] Briggs Automotive Company ,
330-492: A variety of public figures such as then former California Governor Ronald Reagan to President Jimmy Carter helped to swing public opinion against it. Singer and Florida Citrus Commission spokesperson Anita Bryant received national news coverage for her successful efforts to repeal a Dade County, Florida , ordinance preventing discrimination based on sexual orientation. This success sparked additional efforts to repeal legislation that added sexual orientation or preference as
363-574: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Briggs (surname) Surname list Briggs is a Northern English surname found mainly in West Yorkshire and derives from the Old Norse word bryggja meaning "bridge", and could also be related to the British Brigantes which once settled Yorkshire in
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#1732849082785396-591: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Briggs Initiative Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: Mayoral elections: California Proposition 6 , informally known as the Briggs Initiative , was an unsuccessful ballot initiative put to a referendum on the California state ballot in the November 7, 1978 election. It
429-437: Is not a contagious disease like the measles. Prevailing scientific opinion is that an individual's sexuality is determined at a very early age and that a child's teachers do not really influence this.” While polls initially had showed support for the initiative leading by a large margin, it was defeated heavily following opposition by the gay community and prominent conservatives, moderates, and liberals alike. The initiative
462-1751: The Mary Celeste Bill Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Billy Briggs (born 1977), American musician Bob Briggs (American football) (1945–1997), in American Football League and NFL Bob Briggs (Australian footballer) (1883–1955), Australian rules footballer Bob Briggs (chemist) (1905–1975), New Zealand organic chemist Carlos Briggs (born 1964), American basketball player Charlie or Charles Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Chuck Briggs (1960–2000), American punk rock guitarist Clare Briggs (1875–1930), American comics artist Danny Briggs (born 1991), English cricketer Dave Briggs (journalist) (born 1976), American television news anchor David Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Derek Briggs (born 1950), Irish paleontologist Devon Briggs (born 2004), New Zealand para-cyclist Everett Francis Briggs (1908–2006), American Catholic priest and miners' activist Francis Stewart Briggs (1897–1966), Australian aviator Frank Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Gary Briggs (musician) , British guitarist Gary Briggs (footballer) (born 1959), British footballer George N. Briggs (1796–1861), American politician Gilbert Briggs (1890–1978), English founder of Wharfedale loudspeakers Greg Briggs (born 1968), American football player Harlan Briggs (1879–1952), American actor Harry Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Harold Douglas Briggs (1877–1944), senior Royal Navy and Royal Air Force officer Harold Rawdon Briggs (1894–1952), director of operations for
495-504: The religious right , including Jerry Falwell , who would go on to form the Moral Majority to fight out such culture war issues the following year. As Reagan biographer Lou Cannon puts it, Reagan was “well aware that there were those who wanted him to duck the issue” but nevertheless “chose to state his convictions.” Cannon reports that Reagan was “repelled by the aggressive public crusades against homosexual life styles which became
528-646: The surname Briggs . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Briggs_(surname)&oldid=1248377604 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Surnames of English origin Surnames of Scottish origin Surnames of British Isles origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
561-689: The Baronetage of the United Kingdom Briggs Formation , a geologic formation in Texas, United States Briggs Sanitorium , a former hospital in Oak Cliff, Texas Briggs v. Elliott , one of the school segregation cases consolidated with Brown v. Board of Education Briggs Initiative , either of two pieces of Californian legislation sponsored by John Briggs See also [ edit ] Briggs House (disambiguation) Richard Briggs Farm , East Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States, on
594-777: The Briggs & Stratton Company Ted Briggs (1923–2008), British seaman, survivor of the HMS Hood sinking Thomas Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Tom Briggs (footballer) (1919–1999), English footballer Tom Briggs (gridiron football) (born 1970), American football player Tom Briggs (rugby league) (1919–1991), Australian rugby league player Tommy Briggs (1923–1984), English footballer Tony Briggs (born 1967), Aboriginal Australian actor, playwright, screenwriter, and producer Vic Briggs (1945–2021), British blues and rock musician, lead guitarist of Eric Burdon and The Animals Walter Briggs Sr. (1877–1952), owner of
627-1506: The British Army in Malaya 1950–1951 Harold Briggs (politician) (1870–1945), British Conservative Member of Parliament Henry Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Ian Briggs (born 1958), British television writer Jack Briggs (broadcaster) , American radio broadcaster Jack Briggs (cricketer) (1916–1984), English cricketer Jack Briggs (actor) (1920–1998), husband of American actress Ginger Rogers James Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Jamie Briggs (born 1977), Australian politician Jason W. Briggs (1821–1899), American Latter Day Saint leader Jean Briggs (1929–2016), American-born Canadian anthropologist, ethnographer and linguist Jeff Briggs (born 1957), American composer and former computer games executive Jimmy Briggs (1937–2011), Scottish footballer Jimmy Briggs (politician) (born 1868), Australian-born South African trade unionist and senator Joe Bob Briggs , pseudonym of John Irving Bloom (born 1953), American film critic and actor John Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people, also Jon, Johnny, and other variations Josephine Briggs , American nephrologist Jowon Briggs (born 2001), American football player Karen Briggs (musician) (born 1963), American violinist Karen Briggs (judoka) (born 1963), British judoka Katharine Cook Briggs (1875–1968), American co-inventor of
660-1092: The Detroit Tigers and Briggs Manufacturing Company Walter Briggs Jr. (1912–1970), son of Walter Briggs Sr. and owner of the Detroit Tigers William Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Fictional characters [ edit ] Bobby Briggs , fictional character in American television series Twin Peaks Calico "Callie" Briggs , fictional character in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron Charlie Briggs (One Life to Live) Hortense Briggs, fictional character in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Major Garland Briggs , fictional character in Twin Peaks Jacqui Briggs , character in
693-2525: The Myers-Briggs personality test Katharine Mary Briggs (1898–1980), British author Kenneth Briggs (born 1933), English cricketer and RAF officer Kerensa Briggs (born 1991), British composer Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs , American record producer Kim Briggs (handballer) (born 1977), Australian handball player and coach Lance Briggs (born 1980), American football player Lauren Briggs (born 1979), English squash player LeBaron Russell Briggs (1855–1934), American educator Leland Lawrence Briggs (1893–1975), American accounting scholar Louisa Briggs (1818 or 1836- 1925), Aboriginal Australian rights activist, dormitory matron, midwife and nurse Lyman James Briggs (1874–1963), American physicist and civil servant Margaret Briggs , New Zealand legal scholar Margaret Jane Briggs (1892–1961), New Zealand show-ring rider Mary Blatchley Briggs (1846– 1910), American writer and women's organizer Matt Briggs (born 1970), American writer Matthew Briggs (born 1991), English footballer Max Briggs (born 1948), English footballer Melancthon J. Briggs (1846–1923), American politician Michael Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Mike Briggs (politician) (born 1959), American politician Mike Briggs (tennis) (born 1968), American tennis player Nicholas Briggs (born 1961), British actor Nimi Briggs (1944–2023), Nigerian academic Patricia Briggs (born 1965), American fantasy writer Patrick Briggs (born 1940), English cricketer, rugby player and school headmaster Paul Briggs (American football) (1920–2011), American football tackle Paul Briggs (animator) (born 1974), American artist, animator, and voice actor Paul Briggs (boxer) (born 1975), Australian Perry R. Briggs (1825–1918), American politician in Wisconsin Peter Briggs (born 1968), British film and television screenwriter, and author Raymond Briggs (1934–2022), English illustrator and author Raymond Briggs (British Army officer) (1895–1985), British Army major general Raymond Westcott Briggs (1878–1959), US Army officer brigadier general Robert Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Shannon Briggs (born 1971), American boxer Stephen Briggs (born 1951), British Discworld adapter Stephen Foster Briggs (1885–1976), American engineer, co-founder of
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#1732849082785726-773: The National Register of Historic Places Briggs Report , a 1972 report of the Committee on Nursing in the United Kingdom Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Briggs . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Briggs&oldid=1169191729 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
759-560: The United States Briggs, Nebraska , an unincorporated community Briggs, Ohio , an extinct town Briggs, Oklahoma , an unincorporated community and census-designated place Briggs, Texas , an unincorporated community Briggs, Virginia , an unincorporated community Briggs Reservoir (Manomet, Massachusetts) Briggs Reservoir (Plymouth, Massachusetts) Briggs Lake , a lake in Minnesota Briggs Run ,
792-1181: The ancient Brythonic kingdom of Brigantia . Notable people with the surname include: Adam Briggs (born 1986), stage name Briggs (rapper) , Australian rapper Albertus Theodore Briggs (1862–1937), American clergyman Alfie Briggs (1888–1952), Scottish footballer Allan Briggs (businessman) , founder of Briggs Communications Allan Briggs (1873–1951), American Olympic sport shooter Andrew Briggs (George Andrew Davidson Briggs, born 1950) British scientist Andy Briggs (born 1972), British author and screenwriter Andy Briggs (businessman) (born 1966), British insurance executive Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952), English-born Nigerian environmental and human rights activist Anne Briggs (born 1944), English folk singer Annie M. Briggs (born 1987), Canadian actress Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), American politician Arthur E. Briggs (1881–1969), California teacher, law school dean and politician Asa Briggs (1921–2016), English historian Barbara G. Briggs (born 1934), Australian botanist Barry Briggs (born 1934), New Zealand World Motorcycle speedway champion Benjamin Briggs (1835–1872), captain of
825-1084: The arcade/videogame series Mortal Kombat Jackson "Jax" Briggs , character in the arcade/videogame series Mortal Kombat Jonny Briggs , main character of eponymous BBC children's drama 1985–1987 Kim Briggs (Scrubs) , mother of J.D.'s baby in American TV comedy-drama Scrubs Randolph Briggs, fictional character in the American television series Alice , played by Hans Conried . Sandra Briggs , fictional character in British soap opera Emmerdale Miss Briggs , character in American television series iCarly Uncle Briggs (1949–1988), host of an American children's television series which aired on WSIL-TV See also [ edit ] General Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Governor Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Senator Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people Biggs (surname) Briggs (disambiguation) , multiple people [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
858-399: The employee had engaged in "public homosexual activity" or "public homosexual conduct" and "that said activity or conduct render[ed] the employee unfit for service." The factors that the board would consider in the determination of "unfitness for service" would "include, but not be limited to: (1) the likelihood that the activity or conduct may adversely affect students or other employees; (2)
891-490: The end of the month, however, the balance of the polls shifted to 45% in favor of the initiative, 43% opposed, and 12% undecided. A diverse group of politicians including Ronald Reagan , Jerry Brown , Gerald Ford , and then-president Jimmy Carter all opposed the bill. Some gay Republicans also became organized against the initiative on a grassroots level. The most prominent of these, the Log Cabin Republicans ,
924-417: The general population that gay people really were "everywhere" and included people they already knew and cared about. In the beginning of September, the ballot measure was ahead in public-opinion polls, with about 61% of voters supporting it while 31% opposed it. The movement against it initially succeeded little in shifting public opinion, even though major organizations and ecclesiastical groups opposed it. By
957-518: The proximity or remoteness in time or location of the conduct to the employee's responsibilities; (3) the extenuating or aggravating circumstances which, in the judgment of the board, must be examined in weighing the evidence; and (4) whether the conduct included acts, words or deeds, of a continuing or comprehensive nature which would tend to encourage, promote or dispose schoolchildren toward private or public homosexual activity or private or public homosexual conduct." The initiative further provided that
990-496: The slogan "Come out! Come out! Wherever you are!" to defeat the initiative. In what became the No On 6 campaign, gay men and lesbians went door to door in their cities and towns across the state to talk about the harm the initiative would cause. Gay men and lesbians came out to their families and their neighbors and their co-workers, spoke in their churches and community centers, sent letters to their local editors, and otherwise revealed to
1023-481: Was against, and, a week before the election, wrote an editorial in the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner opposing it. The timing of Reagan's opposition is significant because he was then preparing to run for president, a race in which he would need the support of conservatives and those moderates who were very uncomfortable with homosexual teachers. At that very moment, he was actively courting leaders from
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1056-469: Was founded in 1977 in California , as a rallying point for Republicans opposed to the Briggs Initiative. The Log Cabin Club then lobbied Republican officials to oppose the measure. The former State Governor (and later US President ) Ronald Reagan moved to publicly oppose the measure. Reagan issued an informal letter of opposition to the initiative, answered reporters' questions about the initiative by saying he
1089-466: 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. Opposition to the proposition from
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