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The best LGBTQ+ sites and artifacts to see before you die

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The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

San Francisco Harvey Milk Plaza upgrade rendering

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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.

Harvey Milk outside his Castro neighborhood camera shop in San Francisco in 1977; USNS Harvey Milk

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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.

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The 20+ best LGBTQ+ historic sites and artifacts to add to your bucket list

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

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.

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.

Milking the Castro's Queer History

San Francisco's Castro district is bracing for a flood of tourists after its star turn in Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk. Shot on location, the movie stars Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay men elected to public office.

Harvey Milk Plaque Stolen from SFs Castro

Californians Gather to Celebrate Prop 8 Ruling

WeHo Protesters: 'No Bad Whores, Just Bad Laws'

Joining demonstrations across the country, West Hollywood marched in solidarity with Rentboy.com.

A Birthday Message to Harvey Milk, From Cleve Jones

On what would have been Harvey Milk's 86th birthday, his former colleague and close friend shares his thoughts on the man and his legacy.

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.

Dufty on SFs Gay Walk of Fame

Portland Will Name City Square for Legendary Drag Queen Darcelle XV

The move to honor the late performer demonstrates the Oregon city's commitment to inclusion and the LGBTQ+ community, city leaders say.

Nancy Pelosi's Possible House Successor Places His Gay Identity Front and Center

Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener, one of our Advocates of the Year, is a worthy heir to both Pelosi and another San Francisco icon, Harvey Milk.

The History, and Controversy, Behind the Rainbow Pride Flag

On the flag's 40th anniversary, there's contention over who deserves credit for coming up with the concept.

30 Amazing HIV-Positive Gay Men

Here are 30 great guys who HIV Plus magazine named to its annual list of men who are reinventing what it means to be HIV-positive.

14 LGBT Heroes Who Saved the Day

Since the beginning of time, LGBT people have changed the world through feats of valor -- though many did not receive the appreciation they deserved.

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harvey milk plaza

We recommend Michelangelo's David, the original Pride flag, Stonewall, Dorothy's ruby slippers, and more.

Friends of Havey Milk Plaza is working on a memorial and event space at the site.

An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.

San Francisco's Castro district is bracing for a flood of tourists after its star turn in Gus Van Sant's biopic Milk. Shot on location, the movie stars Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, one of the first openly gay men elected to public office.

Joining demonstrations across the country, West Hollywood marched in solidarity with Rentboy.com.

On what would have been Harvey Milk's 86th birthday, his former colleague and close friend shares his thoughts on the man and his legacy.

On what would have been Milk's 85th birthday, Cleve Jones says the civil rights leader would want us to work harder for equality.

The move to honor the late performer demonstrates the Oregon city's commitment to inclusion and the LGBTQ+ community, city leaders say.

Calif. Sen. Scott Wiener, one of our Advocates of the Year, is a worthy heir to both Pelosi and another San Francisco icon, Harvey Milk.

On the flag's 40th anniversary, there's contention over who deserves credit for coming up with the concept.

Here are 30 great guys who HIV Plus magazine named to its annual list of men who are reinventing what it means to be HIV-positive.

Since the beginning of time, LGBT people have changed the world through feats of valor -- though many did not receive the appreciation they deserved.