Here is the incredible story of Harvey Milk, one of the greatest
fighters for gay rights.
Called “”the most famous and most significantly open LGBT
official ever elected in the United States,” Harvey Milk fought
against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In the
1970s when Harvey is elected into office in San Francisco, homosexual
relations are still against the law in the United States, and
homophobia is being stoked by outspoken conservatives and the
religious right. Just ten months after being elected, Milk and San
Francisco Mayor George Moscone are assassinated by a homophobic
former colleague. The killer finds sympathy from his jurors and gets
a light sentence. Milk’s death becomes a metaphor for the
experience of gays in America and his legend as a fighter for gay
rights is cemented.