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03.05.2009 8:34am EST
(New York City) Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk is being honored posthumously by a network of gay and lesbian organizations in his native New York.
The Long Island Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Services Network says Stuart Milk will accept an award on his uncle’s behalf at a gala on April 18.Milk was born in Woodmere and graduated from a high school in Bay Shore. He later became the country’s first openly gay man to hold public office when he was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977.
In November 1978, Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were fatally shot by Dan White, a city supervisor who had resigned.
“Milk,” the film based on his life, won an Oscar for actor Sean Penn and the award for best screenplay last month.
harvey milk was bold, and ahead of his time. smart and a wiseman, as well as a man who believed in equal rights for the gay and lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people that why this honor is long over due! i advise all Americans to watch these movies to get an understanding about the struggles that we have endure! milk, prayers for bobby, boy dont cry,the gwen araujo story,the rock hudson story,the matthew shepard story! these movies are a reminder to watch your thoughts they they become your words watch your words they become your actions watch your actions they become your habits watch your habits they become your character watch your character for it becomes your destiny!!