Commemorating the role
he played to garner his second Oscar win, Sean Penn is lobbying
California lawmakers to officially recognize Harvey Milk's
date of birth.
Penn will appear with
state senator Mark Leno on Tuesday to reintroduce a bill that
was earlier proposed to designate Milk's birthday as a day
of significance, the
San Francisco Chronicle
reports.
The law passed through
the Legislature, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the
bill in 2008, saying that the Milk should be recognized locally
in San Francisco, but not state-wide. The legislation would not
close state agencies or schools on May 22.
