#HarveyMilk did not win his bid for the 1973 election or the 1975 election, but as they say, third time's the charm. He won the 1977 elections to become the first openly gay elected official in California. #HarveyMilkExhibition This tweet was posted on January 15, 2020.
#TammyRaeCarland’s presence is seen as she performs the roles of her mother, who was of mixed race, but tried to pass as white, and her Irish Catholic father, who was a closeted gay man. #Pride#Photography#PublicArtThis tweet was posted on June 15, 2022.
As an openly gay politician and civil rights leader, Harvey Milk regularly received death threats. Tragically, on November 27, 1978, former supervisor, Dan White, entered through the basement of City Hall and assassinated Mayor Moscone and Supervisor Milk. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2022.
Born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York, Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person to be elected into office in California.#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on December 28, 2022.
Gay Outlaw spoke with us during the installation of her artwork "Intersection," "Shell," and "Bird Plane House." Watch how these massive, multi-ton sculptures were placed and learn about the artist's process. https://t.co/grJqAUnZwA #WomensHistoryMonth#PublicArtThis tweet was posted on March 02, 2021.
Gilbert Baker was asked in 1978 by City Supervisor and gay rights leader Harvey Milk and other local activists to create a new symbol for the gay liberation movement. His creation? The now-iconic #RainbowFlag. #RainbowFlagSFOThis tweet was posted on December 26, 2018.
Harvey Milk (1930–78) made history in 1977 when he became the first openly gay individual elected to public office in the state of California. He would serve just eleven months on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors before his assassination on November 27, 1978. #PRIDEThis tweet was posted on June 01, 2021.
Harvey Milk made history in 1977 when he became the first openly gay elected official in CA. In 1978, Mayor Moscone signed a gay rights ordinance authored by Supervisor Milk banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing in SF. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on April 07, 2023.
Harvey Milk opened Castro Camera in 1972 with his romantic partner Scott Smith shortly after moving to San Francisco. The shop soon became a de facto welcome center for new arrivals and an important gathering place for the local gay community. #HarveyMilk#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
Harvey Milk was a leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a figure in the LGBTQ rights movement. The first openly gay elected official in CA, Milk used his platform to encourage others to come out of the closet as a critical first step toward achieving their rights. This tweet was posted on June 22, 2022.
In Uganda, where citizens face discrimination, violence, and arbitrary arrests simply because of who they love, filmmakers Katie G. Nelson and Joshua Carlon present the voices of gay and transgender Ugandans expressing what love means to them in "Love Is." https://t.co/fjui9Vlw9p This tweet was posted on June 21, 2021.
In the late 1970s, Harvey Milk was part of a coalition that successfully led the efforts to defeat California ballot measure Proposition 6, an initiative to prohibit openly gay men and women from working in California’s public schools. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on February 06, 2020.
Milk’s powerful statement on Gay Freedom Day in 1978 featured a call for national action that would be answered with the National March on Washington for Lesbian & Gay Rights on Oct 14, 1979, drawing more than 100,000 citizens to the nation’s capital to demand their civil rights. This tweet was posted on June 22, 2022.
NOW PLAYING: "Love Is" by Katie G. Nelson & Joshua Carlon. In #Uganda, where citizens face discrimination & violence, because of who they love, this film present the voices of #gay & #transgender#Ugandans expressing what love means to them. https://t.co/slZtu72IYb #VideoArtsSFOM https://t.co/EeqFZnjVESThis tweet was posted on June 12, 2018.
Our name is SFO Museum and we're here to recruit you! This week is the last call for submissions for historic photographs of San Francisco Supervisor #HarveyMilk, the first openly gay man to be elected to office in California. 📸: Daniel Nicoletta https://t.co/tKjj3ivpoY This tweet was posted on December 12, 2018.
RT @flySFO: We are thrilled to join the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association. For many people, SFO is their first impression of t…This tweet was posted on June 26, 2019.
The brand-new Harvey Milk Terminal 1 features the post-security exhibition, "Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope," a photo essay honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California. https://t.co/eGYmHG2jQP https://t.co/vS1SvfZSxKThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2019.
We’re looking forward to the first phase of the #HarveyMilk Terminal 1 opening in July! SFO Museum is presenting an exhibit honoring pioneering LGBTQ activist Harvey Milk, who was born #onthisday in 1930 and was the first openly gay elected official in California. #HarveyMilkDay This tweet was posted on May 22, 2019.
“Messenger of Hope” celebrates the life of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay individual elected to public office in California. “Messenger of Hope” is on display both pre- and post- security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1, and online at: https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on March 04, 2022.