Black Day For Harvey Milk and George Moscone

Chinky Kayra

Harvey Milk was born 22 May, 1930, at Woodmere, New York. He was an American politician and the first openly Gay man to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of supervisors. He was assassinated at 27 November 1978, San Francisco, California, United States. He was awarded by presidential medal of freedom. His parents William Milk and Minerva Karns Milk and Grandparent Morris Milk. He was belong to Democratic Party. He acknowledged his homosexuality as an adolescent but he was chose to pursue sexual relationships with secrecy and discretion well into his adult years. Harvey Milk became an icon in San Francisco and a Martyr in the LGBT Community.

George Moscone was born 25 November, 1929 at San Francisco, California, United States. He was an attorney and Democratic Politician. He was the 37th Mayor San Francisco California from January 1976, until his assassination in November 1978. His place of burial – Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Colmo, California United States.

On November 27, 1978 Milk and Moscone were assassinated by Dan White a disgruntled former city supervisor who cast the sole vote against Milk’s bill. Many of books and films were made about Milk including the 1984 documentary. The times of Harvey Milk which earned an Academy Award. Navy launched the USNS Harvey Milk, a John Lewis – class fleet oiler. This was the first time when U.S. Navy vessel to be named for an openly Gay person. At white’s murder trial his attorneys argued that his judgment had been impaired by prolonged period of clinical depression, and one another symptom of consumption of Junk.

 

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