Harvey Milk Day – May 22

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Harvey Milk At Gay Pride Parade – San Jose 1978 By Ted Sahl, Kat Fitzgerald, Patrick Phonsakwa, Lawrence McCrorey, Darryl Pelletier http://digitalcollections.sjlibrary.org, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40112833


Harvey Milk Day is celebrated each year on his birthday, May 22.  Harvey Milk was a gay rights activist and the first openly gay person elected to public office in a major city. He was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, but assassinated in 1978 by a disgruntled colleague. Harvey Milk Day is in honor of his achievements and a time to reflect on and work for LGBTQ rights and justice.