No on Prop 64 T-Shirt

Clothing/Dress/Costume

-

Exhibit Envoy

Name/Title

No on Prop 64 T-Shirt

Entry/Object ID

FETE.104

Description

Removed from exhibit and returned to lender

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

All Prop 64 objects share one label. No on 64 T-Shirt, Sign, and Pins, 1986 Courtesy Ken Yeager and BAYMEC Community Foundation California’s LGBTQ+ activists and allies fought against the homophobic Prop 64, which would have required mandatory HIV testing and public reporting. In Silicon Valley, the Bay Area Municipal Elections Committee (BAYMEC) led the charge against this intiative. These objects were used by Ken Yeager, a BAYMEC co-founder and the first openly gay elected official in Santa Clara County.