Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22‚ 1930 – November 27‚ 1978) was an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California and the United States when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Politics and gay activism were not his early interests; he was not open about his homosexuality and did not participate in civic matters until around the age of 40‚ after his experiences in the counterculture of the 1960s. Milk moved from New York City
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Harvey Milk’s dream was a better tomorrow filled with the hope for equality and a world without hate. Harvey Milk’s ground breaking election in 1977 as one of the world’s first openly gay elected officials-and its most visible one- symbolized the freedom to live life with authenticity to millions of LGBT women and men around the world. Harvey served less than a year in public office before his brutal assassination but his life profoundly changed a city‚ state‚ nation and a global community. His
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Celia Fitch Research paper The Assassination of Harvey Milk Harvey Milk was the very first openly gay man to be elected to office in the U.S’‚ he was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in1977. Less than a year after taking office‚ Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone were murdered. The man who murdered Milk and Mayor Moscone was a political opponent and former member of the Board‚ Dan White. White climbed through a window at City Hall to avoid the metal detectors downstairs
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Harvey Milk “No matter how hard you try‚ you cannot chip those words off the base of the statue of Liberty and no matter how hard you try‚ you cannot sing the Star-Spangled Banner without those words. That’s what America is. Love it or leave it” proclaimed Harvey Milk. America is about freedom and equal rights‚ but back in the 1970’s there was no such concept as freedom and equal rights for the LGBTQ community. Various people‚ churches‚ communities‚ organizations‚ businesses‚ and more did not want
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Professor Richard Primuth MW 2:00-3:20 Movie Review Essay September 5‚ 2012 Milk’s Story Told Right The 2008 film Milk is based on a true story about a political leader who desired to see a change in America‚ specifically the freedom of choice and speech towards homosexuals. The motion picture takes place after Harvey Milk’s 40th birthday and captures the rest of his life as he strives to convince America to let the gay community out of the closet. The movie portrays the historical activist very
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biopic Milk (Gus Van Sant‚ 2008) depicts the story of Harvey Milk‚ the slain gay-rights activist who became the first openly gay man elected to any substantial political office in the history of the planet. Harvey Milk’s life changed history – his courage still motivates people today‚ his ideals still teach people today and his hope still inspire people today. The release of Milk in 2008 has helped to bring back a new sense of appreciation for the hope and passion that Harvey Milk died for. Milk beautifully
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Milk We deserve the same rights as they do. “My name is Harvey Milk‚ and I’m here to recruit you‚” were the famous words of Harvey Milk‚ the first openly gay member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was elected after 3 times of losing the election because there weren’t enough people who support gay rights in San Francisco at the time. Although times have changes and many people are more open minded and are more supportive of LGBT communities‚ the LGBT communities still do not
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United States. A man named Harvey Milk believed this and tried to make sure every gay was treated equally even up to his death. In the biographical film displaying the last eight years of his life‚ we as viewers saw how much he supported the fight to stop people like Anita Bryant from making bills that enable homosexuals from living normally. The movie Milk is based on the events that took place between Harvey Milk’s 40th birthday in 1970 and his death in 1978. Milk was a gay activist who fought
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politician‚ Harvey Milk‚ was assassinated because of a political decision that some thought was a poor one. Milk became a household name in San Francisco‚ but mostly the neighborhood of Castro. He was shot in his office by Dan White because of a “bogus” decision in 1978 (“Official Harvey Milk Bibliography” 3). The assassination of Harvey Milk was unjust because he helped his community a lot‚ while doing nothing wrong in office‚ though some people believed he made a bad political decision. Harvey Milk should
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2009 Harvey Milk As of 1977‚ no openly gay politician had ever held office in the United States. Homosexuality‚ at the time‚ was frowned upon and therefore the idea of a someone with “different” sexual preferences holding office was almost an impossibility. As our country was evolving during the 70’s‚ gays and lesbians began fighting for their rights. The voice of this phenomenal movement was that of Harvey Milk. In 1977‚ Milk would change American politics forever. Harvey Milk was born
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