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Washington Post
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Why a Harvey Milk monument in D.C. was never built
Gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk has plenty of memorials to his activism, such as Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco and the Harvey B. Milk Memorial Bench in San Diego's Balboa Park. He has no such memorial in Washington. But he almost did. Milk, one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials, served as a diving officer on a submarine rescue ship during the Korean War. He was elected as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977 and was shot and killed the following year by former supervisor Dan White, along with Mayor George Moscone (D).
Washington Post
04-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship
SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship, and especially during Pride Month , when people gather to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Milk is a revered figure in San Francisco history, a former city supervisor and gay rights advocate who was fatally shot along with Mayor George Moscone in 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. Just last month, California marked what would have been Milk's 95th birthday with proclamations heralding his authenticity, kindness and calls for unity.
