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Button pin, "Bigotry on the Ballot: No on 13," 1978

On November 7, 1978, Seattle voters reject Initiative 13 decisively, by nearly two to one. Initiative 13 would have repealed city ordinances protecting employment and housing rights for gays and lesbians. Also, it would have dissolved the City of Seattle's Office of Women's Rights.
ID Number: 2014.56.5
Date: 1978
Physical Description: 1 Button, Political; metal, plastic; 2.25 in.Diam x .5 in.D
Place Made: United States of America, ILLINOIS, LaSalle
Credit: MOHAI, 2014.56.5