Tag: Harvey Milk
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LGBTQ+ community honour Harvey Milk’s legacy during Hillcrest ceremony
On what would’ve been Harvey Milk’s 92nd birthday, a special event was held to honour his legacy.
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Global LGBTQ Story Archive «I’m From Driftwood» to Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary
«I’m From Driftwood», the worldwide online LGBTQ story archive, is poised to mark its 10-year anniversary in 2019. The nonprofit has spent the last decade producing, curating, and publishing first-person stories of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people of all backgrounds.
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New Exhibition Recalls Defeat of 1978 Ballot Measure Banning Lesbian and Gay Teachers
A new exhibition opening September 14 at the GLBT History Museum marks the 40th anniversary of the defeat of a California ballot measure that would have banned lesbian and gay people and supporters of lesbian and gay rights from teaching in public schools.
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Museum Offers Free Admission for Harvey Milk Day
The State of California annually marks Harvey Milk’s birthday, May 22, as a statewide day of significance.
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A Legacy of Pride: Gilbert Baker and the 40th Anniversary of the Rainbow Flag
New exhibition illustrates the San Francisco origins of the internationally recognised symbol of pride for the LGBTQ community.
Photo credit Photo By Daniel Nicoletta derivative work: Hekerui [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Grassroots coalition in Portland wants their own Harvey Milk Street
A grassroots coalition in Portland has come together to propose renaming the 13 blocks of SW Stark Street in downtown Portland in honour of national LGBTQ hero Harvey Milk.