Harvey Milk Day

Two California Cities Honor Harvey Milk With Street, Park

Posted 05.22.2012

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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. ...

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Happy Harvey Milk Day!

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.22.2012

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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...

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San Diego To Rename Street After Harvey Milk

Posted 05.09.2012

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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...

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

Aaron Sankin | Posted 04.26.2012

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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...

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In Commemoration of Harvey Milk

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 07.20.2011

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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.

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California Prepares To Observe Harvey Milk Day

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Presidential Medal of Freedom? Got that. A place in the California Hall of Fame and Sean Penn playing you on-screen? Those, too....

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Activist Harvey Milk Honored And Celebrated In California

AP | LISA LEFF | Posted 05.25.2011

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My Name Is Antonio Villaraigosa, And I Am Here to Recruit You!

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tomorrow, May 22, would have been Harvey Milk's 80th birthday, and despite not having lived to see his 50th, what he accomplished in his few years in public life remains nothing short of extraordinary.

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Lessons from Harvey

Geoff Kors | Posted 05.25.2011

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Harvey Milk taught us that we must be about more than just ourselves. It is important that our community stand shoulder to shoulder with our allies fighting for social justice across the spectrum.

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Lessons In Hope and Inspiration From Harvey Milk

Jason Mannino | Posted 11.17.2011

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Honoring Harvey Milk with a day that commemorates him helps to send the still dire messages of hope, inspiration, and equality. It also boldly states that we do not live in a culture that tolerates violent oppression.

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Would Harvey Milk Be Proud of Us?

Chuck Wolfe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Today would have been Harvey's 79th birthday but for Dan White's bullet. It's a good time to reflect on whether we have heeded his call to live openly and fight hard for true equality.

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Sean Penn To Lobby For Harvey Milk Day

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAN FRANCISCO — Fresh from his best actor Oscar for his performance as Harvey Milk, Sean Penn is pushing California to officially recognize the ...

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