Harvey Milk

San Diego Dedicates Harvey Milk Street

Mike Spradley | Posted 05.26.2012

Mike Spradley

On May 22, 2012 a large crowd gathered at the corner of Center Street and what was formerly known as Blaine Ave., in San Diego, for the unveiling of the nation's first Harvey Milk Street, named for the first openly gay man ever elected to public office in the United States.

San Francisco Official Says 'Ouija Board-Harvey Milk' Comment Was Joke

AP | Posted 05.24.2012

SAN FRANCISCO -- A San Francisco supervisor who said he consulted a Ouija board before a vote now says he was joking – and the only spirit he wa...

San Francisco City Official Consults Ouija Board Before Vote

www.huffingtonpost.com | Posted 05.23.2012

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A San Francisco supervisor says he consulted a Ouija board before city leaders voted on whether to recommend naming a Navy ship ...

Two California Cities Honor Harvey Milk With Street, Park

Posted 05.22.2012

Two California cities are paying tribute to Harvey Milk with unique monuments on what would have been the slain gay rights leader's 82nd birthday. ...

Happy Harvey Milk Day!

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.22.2012

LGBT activists all over the country will celebrate the third annual Harvey Milk Day on May 22, a holiday honoring the pioneering San Francisco supervi...

Gays May Have Fastest Of All Civil Rights Movements

Los Angeles Times | Mark Z. Barabak | Posted 05.21.2012

SAN FRANCISCO — In 1958, the Gallup Poll asked Americans whether they approved or disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites. The response wa...

Obama's and America's Remarkable Evolution on Gay Rights

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.11.2012

Peter Dreier

Historians will no doubt view President Obama's announcement favoring same-sex marriage as an historic statement, parallel to those of FDR on workers' rights and LBJ on civil rights. But like FDR and LBJ, Obama's endorsement was due to a combination of personal belief and political opportunity.

Join Me and the President and Make Your Voice Heard on Marriage Equality

Jonathan_Miller | Posted 05.11.2012

Jonathan_Miller

President Obama got us to the tipping point. It's up to the rest of us to make marriage equality a reality.

San Diego To Rename Street After Harvey Milk

Posted 05.09.2012

Gay activist and civil rights leader Harvey Milk will be honored in San Diego later this month when a two-block street in the city's Hillcrest neighbo...

18 Of The Best LGBT Moments Of The Week

Posted 04.28.2012

With so much hate continually aimed at the LGBT community, we like to take a moment every once in a while to highlight some of the good news featured ...

USS HARVEY MILK: Lawmaker Wants Navy To Name Ship After SF Icon

Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.26.2012

Bob Filner, a Democratic San Diego congressman, has an idea for the next ship to be christened by the U.S. Navy--name it after pioneering gay leader H...

The Ghost Walks at Midnight

George Heymont | Posted 03.31.2012

George Heymont

This month, the Berkeley Rep presented the regional premiere of Ghost Light, a fascinatingly messy and mesmerizing dramedy that becomes curiously courageous and cathartic as its protagonist bounces back and forth between moments of insight and intransigence.

'If a Bullet Should Enter My Brain': 33 Years Ago

Jamie McGonnigal | Posted 01.28.2012

Jamie McGonnigal

Harvey Milk had prerecorded a message after receiving several anti-gay death threats during his political career. The message said, "If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet shatter every closet door."

San Francisco Honors Gay Soldier Who Once Saved Gerald Ford's Life

| Posted 11.22.2011

This article comes to us courtesy of SF Weekly. By Matt Smith ​Today is Oliver W. Sipple Day in San Francisco, which honors the man who in 197...

Play Based On Proposition 8 To Be On Broadway

AP | Posted 09.17.2011

NEW YORK -- A new play about the battle over same-sex marriage in California by the Oscar-winning screenwriter of "Milk" is slated for a one-night-onl...

A Progressive Decade in the Balance

Chris Daly | Posted 09.11.2011

Chris Daly

The struggle for the soul of San Francisco hit a crescendo in the Mission District with renters, artists, and non-profits pushing back against the forces of displacement. Over the next decade, the City would witness a renaissance of progressive reforms.

In Commemoration of Harvey Milk

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 07.20.2011

Clarence B. Jones

The protection of the permanent interests of both the "straight" and LGBT communities require we actively seek to acquire sufficient political power to mandate what we want, rather than just pleading for what we believe to be just.

Q&A With Dan Savage: On Obama, Fox News' Shepard Smith and Success of 'It Gets Better' Project

Joshua Kors | Posted 04.16.2012

Joshua Kors

Savage caught the eye of the nation following a string of suicides by gay youths, when he and husband Terry Miller posted a video telling gay children that if they can hold on, life does get better.

Tokyo's 'Harvey Milk': First Gay Man Elected In Japan

Posted 06.27.2011

In what is being hailed as a historic first, Tokyo elected its first openly gay male politician to public office Sunday. As the AFP is reporting, ...

Vineland School District In N.J. Lifts LGBT Website Filter

Posted 06.12.2011

After New Jersey students and staff complained to the American Civil Liberties Union that LGBT sites were being blocked at school, the district remove...

'They Don't Make Movies About Boring People:' Two New Documentaries Tackle AIDS, Government

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

George Heymont

Imagine someone with the bluntness of the George Carlin, the wardrobe of the Kinsey Sicks, and the following of Dame Edna and you'll get an idea of what kind of social catalyst Pieter-Dirk Uys became for South Africans.

Oliver Sipple: It's Time to Recognize His Heroism

Geri Spieler | Posted 05.25.2011

Geri Spieler

Because of the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by Pres. Obama and Congress, Sipple is now a well-known hero. A Marine hero, a Gay Marine hero.

Repeal, Redemption, and Ripple Effects

Hans Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Hans Johnson

Any talk of redeeming acts in public life tends to focus on individuals. Character and career are the arcs of this familiar story line, punched up by ...

The Powerful Appeal of Opera To Ethnic Communities (VIDEOS)

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

George Heymont

In 1964, when a new musical based on the tales of Sholem Aleichem began its pre-Broadway tryout in Detroit, the producers feared the show might be "to...

LGBT Community Impacted Personally By Politics Against Gay Rights

TylerKingkade | Posted 05.25.2011

TylerKingkade

In response to a rash of recent news reports about young gay people committing suicide because of harassment, the Family Research Council will begin a...