Harvey Milk was an openly gay man who tried three times to get a seat in the San Francisco City-County Board and in 1977 he got a position. He is known for being the first openly gay individual to be elected to office in the US which during this time was still considered taboo. Milk is was also a well known gay rights activist and was well known and adored by many in the LGBT community. His message and proclamation during his time running for office gave the community hope during these times when hope for the community was almost non-existent.
Harvey Milk was born on May 22, 1922, in New York to a small Jewish family with one sibling. Both of his parents were involved in the US Navy during WWI.Harvey Milk attended the State University of New York and soon after graduation enlisted in the US Navy himself where he made it to Leuitenet Junior but resigned after his sexuality was brought into question. During the 60's and 70's, Harvey Milk became more involved in politics in an effort to show distaste towards the Vietnam War that was happening at the time. In 1972 Milk moved to San Francisco and opened up a camera store on Castro Street and became a very popular figure. He, along with other gay store owners, formed the Castro village association after some store owners wanted to prevent gay men and women to become store owners. This formation would become a tool for many LGBT communities to come because it was extremely successful.
Harvey Milk was a very good man, who changed the image of an openly gay man living in the 70s. The fact that when he was murdered a lot of people were outraged shows that he had a impact on those people's lives.
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