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Crowd Gathers In San Francisco Castro District To Celebrate Harvey Milk Day
May 22 is Harvey Milk Day in California, the birthday of the first openly gay man elected to public office in the state.
May 23, 2022
A celebration of Harvey Milk Day in the Castro on Sunday acknowledged the progress made decades after his work as a city supervisor.
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"I think it's important to remember our history and the people who participated and made our history," said Gwenn Craig, a speaker at the event and friend of Milk who worked with him on campaigns. "We thought we had defeated these forces and they're back with the same messages we thought we had put a rest to."
May 22 is Harvey Milk Day in California, the birthday of the first openly gay man elected to public office in the state. He was killed in 1978 and would have turned 92 this year.
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