Happy Birthday–March 10
https://wgom.org/2026/03/10/happy-birthday-march-10-16/Happy Birthday–March 10
https://wgom.org/2026/03/10/happy-birthday-march-10-16/Happy Birthday–March 10
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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[Audio] #SlowBurn: #GaysAgainst #JohnBriggs
During the anti-Briggs #campaign, a #RichardPryor #comedy #set became a #public #fiasco and laid bare longstanding #divisions in the #gay #community. With the #movement low on cash and running out of time, thousands of #gay #Californians decided their only #option was to tell the world who they were.
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Happy Birthday–March 10
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 →