Harvey Milk

American Politician

May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (January 8, 1978 – November 27, 1978).

Along with S.F. Mayor George Moscone, Milk was assassinated by fellow city supervisor Dan White after an 11-1 vote which would ban discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and employment on the basis of sexual orientation.

Harvey Milk was seen as a martyr for LGBT activists and is celebrated around the country for the great work he did to normalize the gay community in the larger American culture.

For more visit the Milk Foundation, here.

-Edward Borek