Harvey Milk

Biography

• Harvey Milk (1930-78)
• LGBT Activist
• First openly homosexual elected into office
• Fought endlessly to protect the rights of minorities and deeply touched the lives of those around him
• Brutally assassinated a year into his term

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• Founded the Castro Village association after two gay men were prevented from starting up a business
• Worked tirelessly to make sure Proposition 6 would not pass into law

What he represented

• Protected the rights of not only LGBT, but other minorities as well
• Created daycare programs for working mothers
• Recycled abandoned government buildings into low budget housing
• Reformed the tax code to attract industry into deserted warehouses and facilities

Strategies

• Participated in many non-violent protests, silent vigils and gay pride marches
• Used locally but affected globally

Accomplishments and lasting effects

• Addressed the issue of gays not being allowed to own or operate businesses or teach in schools
• Progress made in the military and same sex marriage, however there is room for improvement

Interesting facts and other accomplishments

• Schools, institutes and streets have been dedicated to Milk
• Has been honored in other countries, such as Italy
• Harvey Milk day (May 22)
• Statues erected in Milk's honor
• Legacy lives on through the "Harvey Milk Foundation"

Works Cited

• "Milk Foundation.org." Milk Foundationorg RSS. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. .
• Nagourney, Adam. "Gays Targeted in a California Initiative." The New York Times. The New York Times, 24 Mar. 2015. Web. 1 Apr. 2015. .