HR41:v98#DOCUMENTBill Start
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 28, 2012
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2011–2012 REGULAR SESSION
House Resolution
No. 41
Introduced by
Assembly Member
Atkins
(Coauthor(s):
Assembly Member
Ammiano, Gordon, Lara, John A. PérezJohn A. Pérez, Alejo, Allen, Beall, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Davis, Dickinson, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Galgiani, Gatto, Gorell, Hall, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Williams, Yamada)
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August 20, 2012 |
Relative to Harvey Milk.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
HR 41, as amended, Atkins.
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WHEREAS, Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco in 1977. He was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in a major city of the United States. He was assassinated in 1978 at San Francisco’s City Hall by a political rival. Perhaps more than any other modern figure, Harvey Milk’s life and political career embody the rise of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) civil rights movement in California, across the nation, and throughout the world; and
WHEREAS, As an openly gay leader, Harvey Milk encouraged LGBT individuals to be visible in society. During the Gay Freedom Day Parade of June 25, 1978, he told the crowd, “Gay people, we will not win their rights by staying quietly in our closets”; and
WHEREAS, Harvey Milk’s legacy as a civil rights leader is still felt today. Harvey Milk was named one of TIME Magazine’s most influential people of the 20th century. Many institutions and organizations are named for Harvey Milk, including the Harvey Milk Recreational Arts Center, the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, the Harvey Milk Institute, the Eureka Valley/Harvey Milk Memorial Branch Library, and the Harvey Milk Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Democratic Club in San Francisco; and
WHEREAS, In 2009, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Harvey Milk. The State of California has designated May 22 annually as “Harvey Milk Day,” and Harvey Milk has been inducted into the California Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, The Harvey Milk Foundation, the International Court Council, and the GLBT Historic Task Force of San Diego have been leaders in raising awareness of the contributions of Harvey Milk by, among other efforts, urging the Postmaster General of the United States to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Harvey Milk; and
WHEREAS, Harvey Milk’s life and social contributions have left an indelible mark on the history of our nation and hold a special meaning for the people of California; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the Assembly urges the Postmaster General of the United States to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Harvey Milk and his work in the LGBT movement for civil rights and equality; and be it further
Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and the Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, to the Postmaster General of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution.