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Button display for 1978 campaign, "No on I-13"
In 1973, the City of Seattle adopted a fair employment ordinance which specifically prohibited discrimination against gay people in the workplace, followed by a fair housing ordinance in 1975. Initiative 13 was a 1978 attempt to repeal these ordinances and to dissolve the City of Seattle's Office of Women's Rights. Citizens to Retain Fair Employment (CRFE) sold pins in Seattle gay bars to raise awareness and funds to defeat the Initiative. These buttons read “Who’s Next? Say No to 13.” In November 1978, Initiative 13 failed by nearly a two to one margin. This sound defeat made Seattle voters among the first to successfully stop a national movement to turn back the progress of gay rights.
ID Number: 2005.21.1
Date: 1978
Creator(s):
Richmark Co., The, Manufacturer
Physical Description: 1 Button, Campaign; metal, plastic, cardboard, paper; Display board: 12 in.H x 10 in.W, Each button: 1.75 in.Diam
Place Made: United States of America, WASHINGTON, Seattle
Credit: MOHAI, 2005.21.1