The California Department of Education is investigating a school district after its board members rejected a social studies textbook — while calling revered LGBTQ+ activist Harvey Milk a "pedophile."
The slain LGBTQ leader resigned from the Navy in 1950s after being spotted in a popular San Diego gay cruising area. Now a ship named after him will be constructed in the same city.
As we prepare for a critical midterm election, it's worth recalling another one, in which California voters rejected a virulently homophobic ballot measure.