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Harvey Milk's Struggle Against Discrimination
During the late 1960s through the late 1970s LGBT members dint have as many protective rights in which heterosexuals had. These laws ensured a citizens safety, people of the community lost their jobs and suffered great territory based upon a small portion of their identity. Harvey Milk stood against the discrimination that had been in position in the community by using his political stance of being a public official towards equality among all sexual orientations. The LGBT community in San Francisco grew rapidly in the 1970’s. In June of 2015, gay marriage became legalized in the United states.
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