Harvey Milk
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| + | '''Harvey Bernard Milk''' ([[May 22]], [[1930]] – [[November 27]], [[1978]]), an [[United States|American]] politician and [[gay rights]] activist, was the first openly [[gay]] [[city supervisor]] of [[San Francisco, California]]. He and Mayor [[George Moscone]] were [[assassin]]ated in 1978. His assassin, [[Dan White]], was sentenced to seven years in prison. Outrage over the verdict led to widespread rioting in San Francisco by enraged [[homosexuals]] and others. Milk is seen by some to be a martyr to the [[LGBT]] community.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | ||
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Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978), an American politician and gay rights activist, was the first openly gay city supervisor of San Francisco, California. He and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978. His assassin, Dan White, was sentenced to seven years in prison. Outrage over the verdict led to widespread rioting in San Francisco by enraged homosexuals and others. Milk is seen by some to be a martyr to the LGBT community.[1] [May 2007]
