Posted on Nov 26, 2018
40 Years After Assassination Of First Openly Gay Elected Official In California
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This week marks the 40th anniversary of the assassination of gay rights leader and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone.
Colorado this month elected the country's first openly gay governor. And voters nationwide sent a record number of LGBT candidates to offices at all levels of government. This all comes 40 years after the assassination of the first openly gay elected official in California, Harvey Milk. From member station KQED in San Francisco, Scott Shafer reports on how Milk's murder transformed national politics.
Colorado this month elected the country's first openly gay governor. And voters nationwide sent a record number of LGBT candidates to offices at all levels of government. This all comes 40 years after the assassination of the first openly gay elected official in California, Harvey Milk. From member station KQED in San Francisco, Scott Shafer reports on how Milk's murder transformed national politics.
40 Years After Assassination Of First Openly Gay Elected Official In California
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TSgt Joe C. Trying to Remember, I would've been in Hawaii when it Happened.
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40 Years After The Assassination Of Harvey Milk, LGBTQ Candidates Find Success
Forty years ago, on Nov. 27, 1978, California's first openly gay elected official was assassinated. Harvey Milk championed gay rights and challenged the LGBTQ community to be out and proud.
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