Well, I feel like I am making a sequel to the movie Seven Days in May as my ongoing seven days have been a most wild ride. I started in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada where longtime political and gay activist Martin Rooney hosted me and kept me on a very busy schedule. First, we went…
Back when he first ran, unsuccessfully, for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Harvey Milk didn’t have the stamp of approval from the so-called “gay establishment.” Today, May 22 – which would have been his 84th birthday and is celebrated as Harvey Milk Day in California – he will be memorialized with…
thursday, may 22 Community Toast to Harvey Milk May 22, Harvey Milk‘s birthday, San Diego Remembers invites everyone to join friends for the second annual Community Toast to Harvey Milk, a free annual event held in Harvey’s honor. The community will gather at the eastern end of Harvey Milk Street in the front of The…
May 22, Harvey Milk‘s birthday, San Diego Remembers invites everyone to join friends for the 2nd Annual Community Toast to Harvey Milk, a free annual event held in Harvey’s honor. The community will gather at the eastern end of Harvey Milk Street in the front of the San Diego LGBT Community Center for brief remarks,…
When I was a boy I collected stamps. I especially loved those of historic figures, royalty and presidents. Years ago, I got involved with the efforts to get a stamp and state holiday for Cesar Chavez and that is when I discovered that there has never been a U.S. postage stamp issued honoring a gay…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Following the announcement that the United States Postal Service first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony of the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp will take place at the White House on May 22, Harvey Milk’s nephew and co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation Stuart Milk released the following statement: “A stamp dedication ceremony on May 22 at…
This Last week, I went out to see the movie based on the life of Latino icon and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez. It was a most moving movie and like the Oscar award-winning movie on Harvey Milk it brought back so many memories for me and had me crying, laughing and leaving the theater…
At first I thought that some of the Christian leaders heavily criticizing the just-released biblical epic movie Noah were just too sensitive – ‘til I went to see this movie and it is just one big hot mess! I think any Christian would be insulted and upset because the producer has taken way more than…
Stuart Milk, co-founder and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation and nephew of the gay rights icon Harvey Milk, was presented with the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution to Public Discourse by The College Historical Society (The Hist) in Trinity College Dublin Friday, March 21. Stuart was honored by The Hist for his inspiring decade…
By the way, former decorated Marine Captain Jacque Atkinson (co-chair Sheriff’s GLBT Advisory Council) is being heavily mentioned as a possible candidate for Atkins’ Assembly seat in 2016. Bonnie Dumanis and Ernie Dronenburg Long before our county assessor Ernie Dronenburg filed and dropped a petition with the state Supreme Court over gay marriage, District Attorney…
