California Proposition 6 (1978)
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California Proposition 6 (1978), also known as the Briggs Initiative, was a failed California ballot measure that sought to ban gay and lesbian individuals, and their supporters, from working in public schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| California Proposition 6 (1978) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8253773 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Proposition 6 (1978) Context triple: [Harvey Milk, opposed, California Proposition 6 (1978)]
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Proposition E (San Francisco, 1999)
Proposition E (San Francisco, 1999) was a city ballot measure that restructured and consolidated San Francisco’s transit and traffic functions into a single, more autonomous transportation agency.
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B.
California Proposition 215
California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
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C.
Proposition 11 (2008)
Proposition 11 (2008) was a California ballot measure that transferred the power to draw state legislative district boundaries from the legislature to an independent citizens’ redistricting commission.
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D.
California Proposition 64
California Proposition 64 is the 2016 ballot initiative that legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in California and established a regulated commercial marijuana market.
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E.
Proposition 1A (2008)
Proposition 1A (2008) was a California ballot measure that authorized billions in bonds to begin funding the state’s high-speed rail system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: California Proposition 6 (1978) Target entity description: California Proposition 6 (1978), also known as the Briggs Initiative, was a failed California ballot measure that sought to ban gay and lesbian individuals, and their supporters, from working in public schools.
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A.
Proposition E (San Francisco, 1999)
Proposition E (San Francisco, 1999) was a city ballot measure that restructured and consolidated San Francisco’s transit and traffic functions into a single, more autonomous transportation agency.
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B.
California Proposition 215
California Proposition 215 is the 1996 voter-approved initiative that made California the first U.S. state to legalize medical marijuana use for patients with a doctor’s recommendation.
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C.
Proposition 11 (2008)
Proposition 11 (2008) was a California ballot measure that transferred the power to draw state legislative district boundaries from the legislature to an independent citizens’ redistricting commission.
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D.
California Proposition 64
California Proposition 64 is the 2016 ballot initiative that legalized recreational cannabis use for adults in California and established a regulated commercial marijuana market.
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E.
Proposition 1A (2008)
Proposition 1A (2008) was a California ballot measure that authorized billions in bonds to begin funding the state’s high-speed rail system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California ballot proposition
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LGBT rights-related ballot measure ⓘ proposed state law ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
ban gay individuals from working in California public schools
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ban lesbian individuals from working in California public schools ⓘ ban supporters of gay and lesbian rights from working in California public schools ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
State of California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| ballotType | statewide initiative statute ⓘ |
| campaignCharacteristic |
controversial and polarizing issue
ⓘ
highly publicized statewide campaign ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAlias | Briggs Initiative ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
galvanized LGBT political organizing in California
ⓘ
major defeat for anti-gay legislation in California ⓘ |
| ideologicalPosition | social conservatism ⓘ |
| legalEffectIfPassed |
would have allowed dismissal of public school employees who advocated for gay rights
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would have required dismissal of gay and lesbian public school employees ⓘ |
| location |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in California and national press ⓘ |
| movementContext | gay rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
George Moscone
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Harvey Milk ⓘ Jerry Brown ⓘ Ronald Reagan ⓘ civil liberties organizations ⓘ teachers' unions ⓘ |
| opposedOnGroundsOf |
academic freedom
ⓘ
civil rights ⓘ privacy rights ⓘ |
| proposedBy | John Briggs ⓘ |
| proposerOccupation | California state senator ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anita Bryant's anti-gay campaigns
ⓘ
LGBT history in California ⓘ |
| result | failed at the ballot box ⓘ |
| sectorTargeted | public schools ⓘ |
| status | defeated ⓘ |
| subject |
LGBT rights
ⓘ
employment discrimination ⓘ public education policy ⓘ |
| targetedGroup |
gay teachers
ⓘ
lesbian teachers ⓘ public school employees who supported gay rights ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | employment ban ⓘ |
| voteOutcome | no votes outnumbered yes votes ⓘ |
| votingEligibility | California registered voters ⓘ |
| wasOnBallotIn | 1978 California state election ⓘ |
| year | 1978 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: California Proposition 6 (1978) Description of subject: California Proposition 6 (1978), also known as the Briggs Initiative, was a failed California ballot measure that sought to ban gay and lesbian individuals, and their supporters, from working in public schools.
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