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USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk was born and raised in New York.
Aug 21, 2024 · Harvey Milk, American politician and gay-rights activist. His election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 made him one of the first openly gay elected officials in U.S. history. In 1978 Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor.
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OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY OF HARVEY MILK. Harvey Milk, was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
Jun 7, 2017 · His story became known to wider audiences through Randy Shilts’s 1982 biography, “The Mayor of Castro Street,” and Rob Epstein’s 1984 Oscar-winning documentary, “The Times of Harvey Milk.”
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May 22, 2024 · Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.
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Nov 27, 2018 · Gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk was assassinated on Nov. 27, 1978, just one year after becoming California’s first openly gay elected official.
Harvey Milk, was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
