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Harvey Milk


Died
November 27, 1978

Genre
Nonfiction


Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. On November 27, 1978, Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, another city supervisor who had recently resigned but wanted his job back.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 44 ratings · 5 reviews · 3 distinct works
The Harvey Milk Interviews:...
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An Archive of Hope: Harvey ...
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Quotes by Harvey Milk

“If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”
― Harvey Milk
tags: civil-rights, gay, inspirational, lgbt
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“The fact is that more people have been slaughtered in the name of religion than for any other single reason. That, that my friends, that is true perversion!”
― Harvey Milk
tags: history, organized-religion, religion
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“It takes no compromise to give people their rights...it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.”
― Harvey Milk
tags: equality, gay, gay-rights
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