Intro to GLBT Studies
March 8, 2015
Harvey Milk
1. Harvey primarily spoke about the strong need for individuals in the LGBT community to come out. He elaborated that this was significant because if other saw that LGBT people were more prevalent a closed society could be a more open one. If more people were out the LGBT individuals still in the closet could see that there is hope and the word is moving in the right direction.
2. Harvey Milk led a relatively normal life growing up in New, York and attending college. In his 40s he decided to make a difference in the LGBT community, starting with Castro street in San Francisco. After losing three time he was finally elected onto the San Francisco board of Supervisors. His goals