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Harvey Milk commemorated 42 years after death

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Friday November 27 marks 42 years since the assassination of American politician and LGBTQ+ activist, Harvey Milk, in 1978.

After he ventured into politics in 1973, Milk was the first openly gay man to be elected into a public US office and was a pioneer of the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

During his political career, he encouraged support for pro-LGBTQ+ legilslation which led to the passing of a bill which prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation.

He was fatally shot by his former city supervisor opponent, Dan White, less than a year after being voted onto the San Francisco city board.

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