After the federal Prop 8 trial ended Tuesday afternoon, Stuart Milk, nephew of the assassinated San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, reminded me that so many of the antigay arguments used by proponents of the Brigg’s Initiative in 1977/78 are similar to those used by the Prop 8 proponents today, namely that children must be “protected” from gay people. Click here for my interview with Stuart when his uncle was inducted in the California Hall of Fame. Here’s Harvey in 1978:
It was a red carpet night in Sacramento as 13 stellar Californians were inducted into the California Hall of Fame at the California Museum.
Joining actress/comedienne Carol Burnett and filmmaker George Lucas (”Star Wars”) and other luminaries was Stuart Milk, accepting the posthumous honor for his slain uncle, San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, one of America’s first openly gay elected officials. Milk and Mayor George Moscone were assassinated in 1978 by former Supervisor Dan White. Click inside to read an inspiring interview with Stuart Milk and see a video of the induction ceremony.
Here is a 1978 interview with Harvey Milk about the Briggs Initiative.
Slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk will be inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Dec. 1 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and First Lady Maria Shriver.
Along with Milk, 12 others, including tennis great and women’s sports advocate Billie Jean King, will also be inducted and presented with the Spirit of California medal at a formal ceremony in the museum in Sacrament. Click inside to read more about the upcoming ceremony, Milk, and my question about if Milk had lived, might the AIDS epidemic have been dealt with differently? Also – on this anniversary of his death – Milk was assassinated on Nov. 27, 1978 – listen to an audio recording made on Nov. 18, knowing he was a target for hate.
This started out as a simple story about how the Harvey Milk bill is being attacked by Religious Right professionals. Not surprising. But then the story morphed into how former GLSEN head Kevin Jennings is being pilloried by the right wing, with the Family Research Council determined to bring him down. That reminded me of Project 10 founder Virginia Uribe who fought Rev Lou Sheldon in the mid-80s. And then I got an email defending Harry Hay’s part in all this. Huh? Well, click inside to see how it all fits together.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the Harvey Milk Day bill and a significant marriage “clarification” bill that is sure to cause an uproar. Click inside to see the governor’s signing message, and a memo from Equality California explaining what the bill would do and reaction from EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors. UPDATED with a quote from Sen. Mark Leno.
It was a red carpet night in Sacramento as 13 stellar Californians were inducted into the California Hall of Fame at the California Museum.
Slain San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk will be inducted into the 
This started out as a simple story about how the Harvey Milk bill is being attacked by Religious Right professionals. Not surprising. But then the story morphed into how former GLSEN head Kevin Jennings is being pilloried by the right wing, with the Family Research Council determined to bring him down. That reminded me of Project 10 founder Virginia Uribe who fought Rev Lou Sheldon in the mid-80s. And then I got an email defending Harry Hay’s part in all this. Huh? Well, click inside to see how it all fits together. 
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