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Lawrence Stuart Milk (born December 26, 1960) is an American LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. The nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, he is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. [1] He has engaged in domestic and international activism, including work with LGBT movements in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the ...
Harvey Bernard Milk was born in the New York City suburb of Woodmere, to William Milk and Minerva Karns. He was the younger son of Litvak parents and the grandson of Morris Milk, a department store owner [ 4 ] [ 5 ] who helped to organize the first synagogue in the area. [ 6 ]
The Harvey Milk Foundation was founded in 2009 by Harvey Milk's nephew, Stuart Milk, and Harvey's campaign manager and political aide, Anne Kronenberg, based on discussions held with the family and close Harvey Milk allies [1] after Stuart received the Presidential Medal of Freedom earlier that year.
The Times of Harvey Milk documents the political career of Harvey Milk, who was San Francisco's first openly gay supervisor.The film documents Milk's rise from a neighborhood activist to a symbol of gay political achievement, through to his assassination in November 1978 at San Francisco's city hall, and the Dan White trial and aftermath.
Harvey Milk was known in San Francisco for his activism against then-popular anti-gay initiatives. He made history when the city elected him as city supervisor in 1977.
Pages in category "Harvey Milk" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
He became a public figure during his run for office, calling for hope and change rather than hate and hiding with many — now famous — Harvey Milk quotes. In many ways, he was the first openly ...
A few hours after finding Milk's body, Feinstein broke the news that embittered former Supervisor Dan White had killed Milk, one of the nation’s first openly gay elected officials, and Mayor ...