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harvey had not yet settled into the sanfransico life yet. but he then meets scotty smith on the eve of his birthday.
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Unsatisfied with his life and in need of a change, Milk and Smith decide to move to San Francisco in the hope of finding larger acceptance of their relationship.
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They open Castro Camera in the heart of Eureka Valley, a working-class neighborhood in the process of evolving into a predominantly gay neighborhood known as The Castro.
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Milk utilizes his background as a businessman to become a gay activist, eventually becoming a mentor for Cleve Jones (Emile Hirsch). Early on, Smith serves as Milk's campaign manager, but he grows frustrated with Milk's devotion to politics, and he leaves him.
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For the last three years from 1972- 1975 Harvey Milk ran for city supervisor and lost, but each more votes then the last.
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'You gott give'em a reason for Optimism" HM
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'You are not SICK, you are not WRONG, and there is NOTHING wrong with you." This is what harvey said to a boy who called him while he was in the middle of a election party. The boy heard about him from a whole different state, and needed to know what to do about coming out.
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On June 21, 1977 he had gone to a disco with his friend Jerry Taylor. They were followed from the parking lot by four young men and attacked when they parked their car. After being beaten, he was stabbed 15 times died night before his time due to a hatred of his sexuality.
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Thanks to Cleve Jones, they had the first time of being in the newspaper about his campaign.
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Harvey Milk won for City Supervisor. On January 9th 1978 he did his Inauguration for City Supervisor.
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Briggs trying to fire "gay perverts" from children in schools. They think that if teachers are aroung children that they would turn children gay.
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They had a gay freedom parade.
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"My name is Harvey Milk, and im here to recruit you".
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Dan White wanted his job back. He was called into Moscones office to be told that he will not get his job back. He then assainated him and Harvey Milk on the same day!
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Harvey Milk the first openly gay activist for gay and civil rights was assanitated by Dan White.
