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Learn more about Harvey Milk's life and legacy in our exhibition, "Messenger of Hope," which is on view pre-security in Harvey Milk Terminal 1. Not traveling? The exhibition catalog is available to read online! https://t.co/eGYmHG2RGn
#HarveyMilk#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on April 07, 2023.
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 enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951 and served as a diving officer then transferred to serve as a diving instructor. In 1955, he resigned at the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) after being officially questioned about his sexual orientation. #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on December 28, 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.
Harvey Bernard Milk (1930–78) was a visionary human rights leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a seminal figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. See “Harvey Milk: Messenger of Hope” on display post-security in Terminal 1. https://t.co/eGYmHGjUIn #HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on October 11, 2022.
“I ask for the movement to continue, for the movement to grow … it's about giving those young people out there in the Altoona, Pennsylvanias, hope. You gotta give them hope.” - Harvey Milk (1930–78) #HarveyMilkExhibition#NationalComingOutDayThis tweet was posted on October 11, 2022.
Castro Camera served as Milk’s headquarters for his political campaigns. A plaque has been installed on the sidewalk in front of the shop dedicated to Harvey Milk and his legacy. Have you ever visited the location of Castro Camera? #HarveyMilk#HarveyMilkExhibition#SFHistoryThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
Today, in the former location of Castro Camera at 575 Castro Street, a mural of Harvey Milk stands in the window of the apartment he and Scott shared above the store front. #HarveyMilk#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
This image, taken by Milk, was used in the shop to demonstrate different surface qualities of photographic paper available to his customers. #HarveyMilk#HarveyMilkExhibitionThis tweet was posted on August 01, 2022.
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.