For those of you who do not know who Harvey Milk is, we understand. Milk departed from this Earth before we were born. We have known of Milk’s history for years due to our own self-teachings of LGBT history. Please watch the following clip.
The first openly Gay politician (Supervisor Harvey Milk of San Francisco,CA) was a superhuman who let the pride flag wave. Milk, along with Mayor Moscone, were assassinated by former San Francisco Supervisor Dan White in 1978. Milk’s final campaign manager, Anne Kronenberg once wrote the following regarding Milk, “What set Harvey apart from you or me was that he was a visionary. He imagined a righteous world inside his head and then he set about to create it for real, for all of us.”
Great interview with the late Harvey Milk on the show News Talk shortly before his assassination. This is over 30 years ago, and still, their conversation holds true to today’s politics
“We envision a school where all students are challenged to question the world around them, to develop healthy, personal identities, to participate in meaningful civic and social experiences that will allow them to formulate and realize their educational and career goals. We seek to cultivate an inclusive, academic program emphasizing literacy, technology infusion, and life-long learning skills. With the support of the extensive services provided by The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) and the involvement of our students’ parents/guardians in the educational process, we envision all members in the school community to share accountability for the creation and maintenance of a safe, supportive, academically rigorous, and standards-driven learning environment.”
Founded in 1985, Harvey Milk High School became a fully accredited 4 year high school in 2002. The school provides a safe haven for students of the LGBT population, but is open to ALL students regardless of sexuality and gender identity. To learn more CLICK HERE
It was nice, it was happy. The dream doesn’t make me special, I am sure others dream of leaders like him all the time, especially the ones who personally knew him.
There wasn’t much I can remember, but what I can, was vivid. Read more after the jump…
Several countries will be honoring International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia. Included, will be Cuba, where a screening of Gus Van Sant’s Milk will be screened with actor Sean Penn.
“Participants are being encouraged to call for a public gathering at a national or local monument, urge people to carry the flag of their country, wear clothing that represents their nation, hold a public kiss-in and tape it and then upload it at the Global Kiss-In page.”
In the USA, here are where kiss-in events are taking place: Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco at the Harvey Milk Plaza, and St. Louis.
Cuba will be holding its 3rd annual, week-long Day Against Homophobia Cultural Summit which is under the National Center for Sexual Education. The National Center’s director, President Raul Castro’s daughter Mariela Castro Espín (LGBT Advocate) sent the Milk screening invite to Penn who currently is in Haiti providing aid from the devastating earthquake.
The NY Times reported “There are currently at least 445 openly gay and lesbian people holding elected office in the United States, up from 257 eight years ago, according to the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund, a political group that supports gay candidates.”
As we approach a new decade, what changes/advances do you think or hope will happen? Our wish: to enjoy the same rights in our home state of Illinois that we do as one of the 18,000 couples in California. Another wish: for there to be more than 18,000 married gay and lesbian couples in California.
“We envision a school where all students are challenged to question the world around them, to develop healthy, personal identities, to participate in meaningful civic and social experiences that will allow them to formulate and realize their educational and career goals. We seek to cultivate an inclusive, academic program emphasizing literacy, technology infusion, and life-long learning skills. With the support of the extensive services provided by The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) and the involvement of our students’ parents/guardians in the educational process, we envision all members in the school community to share accountability for the creation and maintenance of a safe, supportive, academically rigorous, and standards-driven learning environment.”
It was nice, it was happy. The dream doesn’t make me special, I am sure others dream of leaders like him all the time, especially the ones who personally knew him.
Several countries will be honoring International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia. Included, will be Cuba, where a screening of Gus Van Sant’s Milk will be screened with actor Sean Penn.
