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.

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 ...

The Harvey Milk Foundation, founded by his nephew, carries on Milk’s mission by promoting LGBTQIA+ rights globally. Schools, streets, and memorials bear his name, ensuring new generations learn ...

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.

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.

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.

Most travelers at SFO said they know of Harvey Milk, who galvanized the gay rights movement in the 1970's, and became the first openly gay man elected to public office. RELATED: ...

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.

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 ...

San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, who was openly gay, talks with Gwenn Craig and Bill Kraus, co-coordinators of the San Francisco No on Prop 6 program in San Francisco on Nov. 7, 1978.