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1951–1955. Rank. Lieutenant (junior grade) Unit. USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
- 1951–1955
- Stuart Milk (nephew)
- Democratic (from 1972)
Harvey Milk, was a visionary civil and human rights leader who became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Milk’s unprecedented loud and unapologetic proclamation of his authenticity as an openly gay candidate for public office, and his ...
Apr 26, 2024 · Harvey Milk (born May 22, 1930, Woodmere, Long Island, New York, U.S.—died November 27, 1978, San Francisco, California) was an American politician and gay-rights activist. After graduating from the New York State College for Teachers in Albany (1951), Milk served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and received an “other than honorable ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · 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.
Jun 7, 2017 · Harvey Milk, Class Clown . Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. The second son of William and Minerva Milk, he came from a family with prominent ties to the ...
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Nov 27, 2018 · The body of Supervisor Harvey Milk is wheeled from his chambers at City Hall, after he and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed on November 28, 1978. Bettmann Archive via Getty Images file
Aug 28, 2019 · Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, takes his place on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on January 9, 1978.The first and, for years, most visible ...
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