Harvey Milk was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in California, on the SF Board of Supervisors. He was not open about his sexuality nor civically active until he was 40. During the Korean War, he served in the Navy as a diving officer on a submarine rescue ship. In 1972, Milk moved from NYC to the Castro District of SF, and unsuccessfully ran three times for political office, until winning a seat as a city supervisor in 1977. He sponsored a bill banning discrimination in
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View More public accommodations, housing, and employment on the basis of sexual orientation which passed by a vote of 11–1, signed into law by Mayor George Moscone. On November 27, 1978, Milk and Moscone were assassinated by Dan White, a disgruntled city supervisor.
