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QUICK FACTS
NAME
Harvey Milk
OCCUPATION
Secretary
BIRTH DATE
22 May 1930 (age 95)
EDUCATION
New York State College for Teachers in Albany, Bay Shore High School
PLACE OF BIRTH
Woodmere, New York
FULL NAME
Harvey Milk
ZODIAC SIGN
Gemini

QUOTES

Hope will never be silent. More people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, my friends, that is true perversion. If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door. Never take an elevator in city hall.
Harvey Milk: Biography
HARVEY MILK
Democrat - california
Secretary
Harvey Milk BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS:
Harvey Milk became one of the first openly gay officials in the United States in 1977, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Tragically, he was killed the following year.
Synopsis

Born in New York in 1930, gay civil liberties lobbyist as well as area leader Harvey Milk made history when he became one of the very first freely gay officials in the United States in 1977, when he was chosen to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. He was unfortunately fired as well as killed the following year, and also numerous publications and also movies have been made concerning his life.

Early Years

Harvey Milk was born upon May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. Raised in a tiny middle-class Jewish household, Milk was among 2 kids birthed to William and also Minerva Milk. An all-around, well-liked student, Milk played football and sang in the opera away Shore High School. Like his sibling, Robert, he additionally worked at the family chain store, Milk's.

New Life in San Francisco

In late 1972, burnt out with his life in New York, Milk relocated to San Francisco, California. There, he opened a cam store called Castro Camera on Castro Street, placing his life as well as work right in the heart of the city's gay neighborhood.

For much of his life, Milk had remained peaceful concerning his personal life. He had actually understood because secondary school that he was gay, or even in the wake of an arising gay civil liberties activity, the intentional and also careful Milk preferred to remain on the sidelines. But things had actually begun to transform for him towards completion of his time in New York, as he befriended a number of gay radicals who often visited Greenwich Village.

Assassination

Milk's rising had actually come at a vital time for the gay area. While many psychoanalysts still thought about homosexuality a mental disorder right now, the liberal Moscone had become an early fan of gay rights as well as had actually abolished the city's anti-sodomy law. Moscone had also appointed a number of gays and lesbians to a variety of prominent placements within San Francisco.

Dan White's Trial

White's trial was noted by just what became known as the "Twinkie protection," as his attorneys declared that the typically stable White had grown slovenly before the shootings as a result of abandoning his normally healthy and balanced diet plan and rather savouring sugary junk food such as Coke, doughnuts and also Twinkies. In a surprising action, a jury convicted White of voluntary homicide instead of murder, as well as White would consequently serve simply six years behind bars. In 1985, a year after his release, a troubled White committed suicide.

As a result of White's devalued conviction, calm demos by Castro's gay area outside City Hall transformed violent. More than 5,000 cops responded by entering nightclubs armed with truncheons and assaulting customers. By the riot's end, 124 individuals were hurt, consisting of 59 police officers. This episode is known in history as "The White Night Riots.".

In the years since the killings, Milk's legacy as a leader and also leader has actually endured, with various publications as well as movies made about his life. In 2008, Sean Penn starred as Milk in the well-known biopic Milk. Penn ended up winning the 2009 Academy Award for ideal actor for his representation of the killed political leader.

Raised in a tiny middle-class Jewish family, Milk was one of 2 kids born to William as well as Minerva Milk. For much of his life, Milk had actually stayed silent concerning his individual life. He had actually recognized given that high college that he was gay, and also even in the wake of an emerging gay rights motion, the intentional and mindful Milk chose to remain on the subsidiaries. Milk's ascension had come at an important time for the gay community. In 2008, Sean Penn starred as Milk in the acclaimed biopic Milk.
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New York State College for Teachers in Albany, Bay Shore High School
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22 May 1930, Woodmere, New York,
Harvey Milk SENATE CAREER:
SACRAMENTO - Just a few days shy of what would have been Harvey Milk's 79th birthday, the Senate passed legislation that creates Harvey Milk Day in California in honor of the state's first openly gay elected official. Senate Bill 572, authored by Senator Mark Leno, cleared the Senate with a 24-14 bipartisan vote. The bill designates May 22, Milk's birthday, as a day of special significance in California.

"Harvey Milk is an inspiration to Californians who believe in fairness and equality," said Senator Leno (D-San Francisco). "He fought for many of the issues we value today, including access to education, public transportation, affordable housing and protecting the environment. Harvey Milk gave his life for what he believed in, and with that courage and sacrifice he gave hope to an entire generation of gay and lesbian people whose basic humanity and freedom had been denied and dishonored," he said.

SB 572 recognizes Harvey Milk's life and contributions to the state with a day of special significance. Given California's fiscal crisis, the bill has no cost to the state and state workers and school employees do not receive the day off work. The legislation is sponsored by Equality California and co-authored by 22 members of the Legislature, including members of the LGBT Legislative Caucus, Senator Christine Kehoe and Assemblymembers Tom Ammiano and John A. Perez.

"Harvey Milk risked everything to change the course of history and to advance civil rights for the LGBT community," said EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors. "There is no one else more fitting to be honored in this way by the state of California."

Harvey Milk settled in the Castro district of San Francisco in 1972, where he and his partner opened a camera store. Fives years later, Milk became the first openly gay man elected to public office in California and only the third openly gay elected official in the nation.

During his short political career, Milk fought for social change and championed many issues, including access to education, affordable public transportation, low-income housing and civil rights. His fundamental belief that all people should be treated with respect paved the way for the populist movement he pioneered for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights. His legacy continues to inspire the LGBT community to this day

Milk, who was a San Francisco Supervisor, and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated on November 27, 1978. May 22, 2009 marks what would have been Harvey Milk's 79th birthday.

SB 572 will be heard next in Assembly policy committees.
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