"The Logic of Folly in the Political Campaigns of Harvey Milk", in FitzGerald, Frances (July 28, 1986). All of his clothes were coming apart and all of his socks had holes.Dan White's arrest and trial caused a sensation and illustrated severe tensions between the liberal population and the city police.
"White Changes Mind—Wants Job Back", Ledbetter, Les (November 29, 1978).
Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. Milk's political career centered on making government responsive to individuals, gay liberation, and the importance of neighborhoods to the city. Sipple, who was wounded in the head in Vietnam, was also diagnosed as having paranoid schizophrenia. Jim Foster, who had by then been active in gay politics for ten years, resented that the newcomer had asked for his endorsement for a position as prestigious as city supervisor. Already prone to severe depression, Lira had attempted suicide previously.
"In November 2017, plans were presented for a stepped memorial plaza in the Castro district designed by American architecture firm In June 2019, Milk was one of the inaugural fifty American “pioneers, trailblazers, and heroes” inducted on the The nongay community has mostly accepted it. Historian Neil Miller writes, "No contemporary American gay leader has yet to achieve in life the stature Milk found in death. "Feinstein Board President", Ledbetter, Les (January 12, 1978). "Ford Escapes Harm as Shot is Deflected; Woman Seized with Gun in San Francisco", Melnick, Norman (September 23, 1975). Harvey Milk took on a greater role as a representative of San Francisco's gay community on 22nd September 1975, in the most unlikely of situations, when Sara Jane Moore attempted to assassinate the then-President, George Ford. Other acquaintances remembered White as very intense. "Milk Knew He Would Be Assassinated", Cone, Russ (January 8, 1978). Seventeen candidates from the Castro District entered the next race for supervisor; more than half of them were gay. "Suspect Sought Job", Ledbetter, Les (December 1, 1978).
In New York City he became involved with O'Horgan's theater company as a "general aide", signing on as associate producer for SIR had become powerful enough for political maneuvering. "Myth of the 'Twinkie defense'", Foss, Karen.
After White turned himself in and confessed, he sat in his cell while his former colleagues on the police force told Harvey Milk jokes; police openly wore "Free Dan White" T-shirts in the days after the murder.The jury for White's trial consisted of white middle-class San Franciscans who were mostly Catholic; gays and ethnic minorities were excused from the jury pool.Acting Mayor Feinstein, Supervisor Carol Ruth Silver, and Milk's successor Harry Britt condemned the jury's decision. "S.F. "Gay Politics and Community in San Francisco since World War II", in Barnes, Clive (December 20, 1971). "Working Anita Bryant: The Impact of Christian Anti-Gay Activism on Lesbian and Gay Movement Claims", Sharpe, Ivan (June 8, 1977). Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician who became the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. I think he could not take defeat," San Francisco's assistant fire chief told reporters.When Milk's friends looked in his closet for a suit for his casket, they learned how much he had been affected by the recent decrease in his income as a supervisor. In one of Moscone's first acts as mayor, he appointed a police chief to the embattled Keeping his promise to Milk, newly elected Mayor George Moscone appointed him to the Board of Permit Appeals in 1976, making him the first openly gay city commissioner in the United States.