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Harvey Milk
American politician Date of Birth: 22.05.1930 Country: USA |
Biography of Harvey Milk
Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California.
He gained a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Milk initially had little interest in politics or the fight for LGBT rights until he openly acknowledged his homosexuality at the age of 40. In 1972, during the mass migration of gay men to the Castro District, a neighborhood in San Francisco known today as a hub for the LGBTQ+ community, Milk moved from New York City to San Francisco.
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He utilized the growing political and economic power of the district to establish himself in the city's political scene. His vibrant and vocal campaigns earned him popularity not only among members of the LGBTQ+ community. After three unsuccessful attempts, Milk finally won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977, at a time when the city was un