Harvey Milk

Harvey Milk was an 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.

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Profession :

Civil Rights Figure

Birthday :

May 22, 1930

Star Sign :

Gemini

Death Date:

November 27, 1978

Age :

48

Birthplace :

Long Island, New York, United States

Harvey Milk (1930 – 1978) was a trailblazing American politician and gay rights activist. He broke barriers as the first openly gay elected official in California when he joined the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. This groundbreaking election marked a turning point for the gay rights movement. Among Milk’s significant accomplishments were his successful opposition to the Briggs Initiative, which sought to prohibit gay and lesbian teachers from working in public schools, owning Castro Camera in San Francisco, co-establishing the San Francisco Gay Democratic Club, and being posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2009.