Harvey Milk Harvey Milk was the first openly gay polician to be elected California. He served almost eleven months office before beg assassated. Durg his time office, he sponsored a bill banng discrimatn public acmodatns, hog and employment on the basis of sexual orientatn.
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Harvey Milk was the first openly gay polician to be elected California.
When he first started beg active polics, he challenged the cy’s gay learship statg they were too nservative attemptg to ga polil rights for homosexuals. He clashed wh Jim Foster who had been active gay polics for 10 years and refed to endorse Milk. His passn and drive to make change polics earned him the support of many gay bar owners who had bee trated by the lack of support alg wh police harassment.