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      • In 1972 he moved to San Francisco, where he opened a camera store and soon gained a following as a leader in the gay community. His popularity grew when he challenged the city’s gay leadership, which he thought was too conservative in its attempts to gain greater political rights for homosexuals.
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      Harvey Milk | Biography, Facts, & Assassination | Britannica

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Harvey_MilkHarvey Milk - Wikipedia

    Due to his growing popularity, he led the gay rights movement in battles against anti-gay initiatives. Milk was elected city supervisor in 1977 after San Francisco began to choose neighborhood representatives rather than city-wide ones.

  4. slate.com › news-and-politics › 2024What Really Made Harvey Milk Special - Slate Magazine

    Jul 5, 2024 · Milk’s young adulthood was a microcosm of gay life in mid-century America. He left the military with a “less than honorable” discharge after a superior discovered he was gay.

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  6. milkfoundation.org › about › harvey-milk-biographThe Official HARVEY MILK Biography

    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 ...

  7. www.history.com › topics › gay-rightsHarvey Milk - HISTORY

    Jun 7, 2017 · Milk’s cover was helped by his athleticism—he played football and basketball at Bayshore High School—and a quick comic wit that made him popular among classmates.

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  8. www.advocate.com › news › who-was-harvey-milkWho was Harvey Milk and why is he important? - Advocate.com

    May 22, 2024 · Harvey Milk was a groundbreaking political figure and an activist in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Harvey Milk was born in 1930

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  9. www.britannica.com › biography › Harvey-MilkHarvey Milk | Biography, Facts, & Assassination | Britannica

    Oct 24, 2024 · Harvey Milk, American politician and gay-rights activist. His election to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 made him one of the first openly gay elected officials in U.S. history. In 1978 Milk and San Francisco mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by Dan White, a conservative former city supervisor.

  10. yalebooks.yale.edu › 2019/11/07 › harvey-milk-hisHarvey Milk: His Lives and Death - Yale University Press

    Nov 7, 2019 · Harvey Milk—charismatic, eloquent, a wit and a smart aleck—was one of the first openly gay men to be elected to any political office anywhere. On November 18, 1977, soon after he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, he made three tape recordings that he distributed to close friends.