Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. Reared in a small middle-class Jewish family, Milk was one of two boys born to William and Minerva Milk.

Harvey Milk’s name returned to headlines after the defense secretary ordered the name of the slain gay rights advocate, who ...

Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, and he built a legacy advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. "Harvey came out and organized at a time that was also very dark, a ...

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California, winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.His election was a groundbreaking moment, symbolizing hope and ...

Harvey Milk became one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Born on May 22, 1930, Milk enlisted in the Navy in 1951.

Harvey Milk Plaza will stand in the heart of the Castro, where Harvey Milk lived during his groundbreaking time as a San Francisco supervisor, and where the fight for gay rights largely took shape.

Harvey Milk Reimagined, a shortened version of the 1996 opera Harvey Milk now playing in a production by Opera Parallèle at YBCA in San Francisco, carries that daunting legacy on its shoulders. I ...

Milk was one of the first openly gay men elected to public office in the United States after winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated a year later.

City holding 17th annual Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast to recognize LGBT activists Activists say it’s important to recognize Harvey Milk’s role in LGBGT rights, and his deep ties to San Diego.

It was Milk who commissioned artist Gilbert Baker to create a symbol to represent the LGBTQ+ community. Until then, the triangle had been employed, which was used by the Nazis to denote homosexuality ...