“When I met Harvey for the first time…it was a rather strange meeting because Harvey
was talking about all these visionary things about, you know, the oneness of man, and
thinking about all the great things that needed to be done not only in San Francisco, but
also throughout the country and I said to myself, ‘Gee this man is never going to make
it.’”
Henry Der
Executive Director, Chinese for Affirmative Action
Winning the Board of Supervisors election in 1977:
“But in feeling good for Milk you were feeling good for yourself.
This was elation, just
absolute elation.”
Tom Ammiano, (at that time) schoolteacher
TV Reporter:
Your election…does that mean, as many straights are concerned, maybe
the gays are taking over San Francisco.
Are you going to be a supervisor for all of the
people?
Milk:
I have to be, that’s what I was elected for.
I have to be there to open up for the
dialogue, for the sensitivities of all people, for all the problems.
The problems that affect
this city affect all of us.
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- Spring '11
- Staff
- Homosexuality, Affirmative Action, San Francisco, Coming out, LGBT rights in the United States, San Francisco Board of Supervisors
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