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Harvey Milk’s claims of dishonorable discharge for homosexuality prove true

Author: Icarus Published Date: February 13, 2020 Leave a Comment on Harvey Milk’s claims of dishonorable discharge for homosexuality prove true

Harvey Milk, the first openly-gay politician in San Francisco who was assassinated in 1978, often claimed to reporters that he had been dishonorably discharged from…

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1850 John W. Geary becomes the first mayor of San Francisco.

1975 When the Consenting Adults Bill (AB 489) that would decriminalize gay sex among consenting adults in their privacy of their own homes deadlocks 20-20 in the California State Senate, Senate President George Moscone (future Mayor of SF) dramatically locks the Senate door until Lt. Gov. Mervyn Dymally can fly back from Colorado to cast the tie-breaking aye vote.

1979 Dan White's trial for the murders of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk begins.

2018 The SF Board of Supervisors unanimously passes an ordinance to establish the Leather & LGBTQ Cultural District in the SOMA neighborhood. Mayor Mike Farrell signs it on May 9th.

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