Happy Birthday–March 10 | WGOM

Gene DeMontreville (1873) Art Herring (1906) John Briggs (1944) Wayne Twitchell (1948) Greg Pavlick (1950) Steve Howe (1958) John Cangelosi (1963) Mike Timlin (1966) Aaron Bates (1984) Greg Pavlick was a coach in the Mets organization for 26 years and was the rehabilitation pitching coordinator for the Yankees for several years after that. First baseman/outfielder … Continue reading Happy Birthday–March 10 →

#Proposition6, also known as #TheBriggsInitiative, was introduced in 1978 by #conservative #California #statesenator #JohnBriggs. This #initiative aimed to #ban #gays and #lesbians, and possibly their #supporters, from #working in California's #publicschools.

The measure was rooted in the #fear and #prejudice that #gay #teachers would negatively #influence #children and #promote the "#homosexuallifestyle."

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The Richard Pryor Set That Shook the Gay Rights Movement

Pryor was the first major celebrity to share a story like this.

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Happy Birthday–March 10 | WGOM

Gene DeMontreville (1873) Art Herring (1906) John Briggs (1944) Wayne Twitchell (1948) Greg Pavlick (1950) Steve Howe (1958) John Cangelosi (1963) Mike Timlin (1966) Aaron Bates (1984) Greg Pavlick was a coach in the Mets organization for 26 years and was the rehabilitation pitching coordinator for the Yankees for several years after that. First baseman/outfielder … Continue reading Happy Birthday–March 10 →