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Harvey Milk Plaza is a transit plaza at the Castro Muni Metro subway station commemorating Harvey Milk, in San Francisco's Castro District, in the U.S. state of California. History [ edit ] Harvey Milk , the site's namesake, was a gay man who moved to Castro District of San Francisco in 1972 and went on to become a beloved community activist.
1951–1955. Rank. Lieutenant (junior grade) Unit. USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
Harvey Milk Day. Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year on May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist who was assassinated in 1978. Milk was a prominent gay activist during the 20th century. He ran for office three times before becoming the first openly gay person elected to California ...
The San Francisco Public Library (then known as the San Francisco Free Library) opened on June 7, 1879, at Pacific Hall on Bush Street at Kearny Street [8] and hired Albert Hart as the first librarian. In 1888 the Library moved to the Larkin Street wing of City Hall at Civic Center. The first three branches opened from 1888 to 1889, in the ...
February 4, 1995. (1995-02-04) (aged 46) San Francisco, California, U.S. Nationality. American. Known for. Relationship with and campaign manager for Harvey Milk, LGBT rights activism. Joseph Scott Smith (October 21, 1948 — February 4, 1995) [1] was a gay rights activist best known for his romantic relationship with Harvey Milk, for whom he ...
White Night riots. The White Night riots were a series of violent events sparked by an announcement of a lenient sentencing of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone, the mayor of San Francisco, and of Harvey Milk, a member of the city's Board of Supervisors who was one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States.
Downtown Long Beach, California, United States is the location for most of the city's major tourist attractions, municipal services and for numerous businesses. There are many hotels and restaurants in the area that serve locals, tourists, and convention visitors.
Gay Pride flag above Harvey Milk Plaza in The Castro neighborhood Folsom Street Fair, San Francisco, CA In the 1920s and 1930s the most prominent LGBT area was North Beach . [8] Polk Gulch was a popular gay neighborhood from the 1950s to the 1980s, hosting the original annual Halloween street fair which later moved to the Castro. [117]