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Harvey Milk

SOURCE: Associated Press
11/6/2021

Navy Names Ship for Slain Gay Rights Pioneer Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk was forced to resign from the Navy, and his surviving relatives have declined to have his discharge reclassified to preserve memory of the history of discrimination in the armed forces.

SOURCE: Public Books
11/11/2020

America Comes Out

A new book evaluates the origins and political evolution of "coming out" in gay America.

SOURCE: LA Times
4-22-14

Postal Service to issue forever stamp commemorating Harvey Milk

It's the first stamp celebrating an openly gay elected official.

SOURCE: AP
5-7-13

San Francisco airport won't be renamed Harvey Milk

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco International Airport is not going to be renamed after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk, after all.Supervisor David Campos says he has abandoned the idea of putting a ballot measure on the city ballot asking voters to approve the name change he proposed in January....