Harvey Milk, an openly gay candidate, was defeated three times in his efforts to be a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. When he finally won, he became California’s first openly gay public official. Harvey Milk’s election contrasted with the first stirrings of the Moral Majority. His most noteworthy achievement was defeating Proposition 6, an ordinance that would bar gays from teaching in public schools. Harvey Milk and fellow Supervisor, Dan White, sharply divided on this issue. Four days after the Proposition was defeated, White resigned. Five days later White had second thoughts and asked to be reinstated. Mayor Moscone rejected the request. Twelve days later, Dan White assassinated Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Outrage ensued at the trial as the jury designated the crime as involuntary manslaughter. White, a man who killed two officials in cold blood, received a seven-year sentence. He was paroled after five years.    

Shouldn’t there also be a “Gay Lives Matter” movement in the U.S.?