Harvey Milk Day is a day for both activism and celebration, says nephew Stuart Milk
Stuart Milk, cofounder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, talks to The Advocate about his uncle's legacy and the foundation's work.
May 22, 2025
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How Are You Celebrating Harvey Milk Day?
Eighty-two years ago today, a legend of gay rights and politics was born.
May 22, 2012
California Senate Approves May 22 as Harvey Milk Day
The California state senate on Tuesday approved legislation that would declare May 22 "Harvey Milk Day," observing the birthday of the openly gay San Francisco city supervisor who was assassinated nearly 30 years ago. The 22-13 vote in favor of the designation, which would create a "day of significance" rather than a state holiday, was along party lines.
August 7, 2008
Harvey Milk Day Has Group Worried About 'Indoctrinating' Kids
Harvey Milk's memory is being honored by the White House today while also being run away from by an antigay group.
May 22, 2013
Who was Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.
May 22, 2024
Op-ed: What Would Harvey Milk Think?
Gay politician Evan Low knows how far we've come since the days of Harvey Milk's trailblazing activism, but he wonders what Milk would think of our progress.
May 29, 2014
A Lesson of Labor Day
The shared work of the LGBTQ community and the labor movement dates back to the days of Harvey Milk, writes Mary Beth Maxwell of the Human Rights Campaign.
September 4, 2017
A Day in Gay America 2010 Part Four
Part four of the "Day in Gay America" photo series heads to work with gay Americans, including Christopher Allen, Jennifer Higgins, and Anastasia Genouzos as they prepare for Vote for Equality's Harvey Milk Day canvass in Los Angeles.
August 2, 2010
For Pride Month, homophobe Hegseth orders Navy to strip Harvey Milk's name from ship
An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.
June 3, 2025
Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco is getting improvements to make it worthy of its namesake
Friends of Havey Milk Plaza is working on a memorial and event space at the site.
May 22, 2025
Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship
A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.
June 6, 2025
Op-ed: Don't Let Harvey Milk Down
On what would have been Milk's 85th birthday, Cleve Jones says the civil rights leader would want us to work harder for equality.
May 22, 2015
WATCH: Harvey Milk's Nephew on Progress and the Road Ahead
On the day a postage stamp honoring his late uncle was issued, Stuart Milk went on MSNBC to talk about LGBT advances as well as the persistence of homophobia at home and abroad.
May 23, 2014