Harvey Bernard Milk, an American politician and gay rights activist, was the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978. His assassin, Dan White, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Outrage over the verdict led to widespread rioting in San Francisco by enraged homosexuals and others. Milk is seen by some to be a martyr to the LGBT community. Wikipedia
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Harvey Milk Organizations (8) In 1977 Harvey Milk won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming one of the first openly gay elected officials in California. www.harveymilk.org/
He felt he had been bitterly betrayed by Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk when they agreed to appoint a political ally to political enemy White's resigned seat. www.shapingsf.org/ezine/gay/files/whitengt.htm
Stewart Wallace - Opera - Harvey Milk tells of the life and death of America's first openly gay elected official. Milk's character is explored as a complex interplay between his dual heritage: part gay, part Jewish. www.stewartwallace.com/harvey_milk.htm
Quotes by Harvey Milk
"If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door in the country."