As the President of a nation which includes million lesbians and gay men, your leadership is vital and necessary. Milk goes on to stress the impact Proposition 6 would have on individual rights, and emphasizes that it is necessary to defeat such legislation to protect the human rights of all citizens.
On November 7, , the proposition was defeated by more than 1 million votes. This was an important victory for Milk, the constituents he represented, and gay rights in general.
Mayor George Moscone was also killed. President Carter expressed his shock at the killings, and sent his condolences to the Milk and Moscone families. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Jimmy Carter Library, National Archives Proposition 6 aimed to ban gay and lesbian individuals from working in California public schools and would have made their firing mandatory.
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It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this thesis for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author's written permission. Khalil, Ramy K. History Commons. Advanced Search. Privacy Copyright. Title Harvey Milk and California Proposition 6: how the gay liberation movement won two early victories.
Author Ramy K. Date Permissions Signed Abstract The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered LGBT movement scored two historic victories in California in the late s.
Geographic Coverage San Francisco Calif. Rights Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. Recommended Citation Khalil, Ramy K. Included in History Commons.
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