Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I only wish he could have lived. I wonder how he would have changed America even more. I wonder what he would have done during the AIDS crisis. I bet he would have become the national spokesman for gay men in America in the 80s and 90s... and matured into an elder statesman type by 2000. He was cut down too soon and even in his short time as a national figure, he made such an impact. LOVE HIM. The Times of Harvey Milk documentary is the only documentary that actually made me weep. CuriousByNature and Becket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 He had a bit of a transformation with his stylings... i wonder if it was to help get elected in what was still a fairly homophobic city (just as all cities were). 1973 1978? Either way, he had a very classic, very dignified face. + WilliamM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 You did not title the thread with a question. Isn't that your usual practice? I moved to California on the day that Harvey Milk was assassinated. Tragic as his death was, it did motivate others to step up and step in to further his goals. Gays went from being a source of mockery to actual power in San Francisco. + Axiom2001, Monarchy79, MikeBiDude and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 He had a bit of a transformation with his stylings... i wonder if it was to help get elected in what was still a fairly homophobic city (just as all cities were). 1973 1978? Do you really think San Francisco voters cared about his hair? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Do you really think San Francisco voters cared about his hair? Really? I don't know. Never been to San Francisco but I always wondered what it was like... that's today, I have no idea what it was like in the 1970s. + WilliamM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 "Is San Francisco really that gay anymore?" there's the question lol because P-town isn't as gay as I'd like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Just my opinion here, @Merboy but I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this thread about Harvey Milk. You start out like you want to pay tribute, and that's great. But subsequent posts are meaningless and not a tribute to the memory of Harvey Milk. He deserves a thread that has some idea of where it is going. Just my opinion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Just my opinion here, @Merboy but I don't know what you are trying to accomplish with this thread about Harvey Milk. You start out like you want to pay tribute, and that's great. But subsequent posts are meaningless and not a tribute to the memory of Harvey Milk. He deserves a thread that has some idea of where it is going. Just my opinion! I agree... I derailed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 You did not title the thread with a question. Isn't that your usual practice? I moved to California on the day that Harvey Milk was assassinated. Tragic as his death was, it did motivate others to step up and step in to further his goals. Gays went from being a source of mockery to actual power in San Francisco. Lucky, May I ask how it made you feel when you moved there on that horrific day? Could you share with us why you had initially decided to move to California? Did you live in a small town before? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 I do know that there was a boy Harvey had spoke to from Altoona, Pennsylvania and they show this in the 2008 film Milk. So it seems like a lot of small town boys heard of him and thought to move to San Francisco. Did the gay population of San Francisco undergo a rapid increase after Harvey's assassination? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ poolboy48220 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 There was an article about him in The Advocate about the time the Sean Penn movie came out. It mentioned that he may well have died from the AIDS epidemic himself had he not been assassinated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I don't know. Never been to San Francisco but I always wondered what it was like... that's today, I have no idea what it was like in the 1970s. I remember being in San Francisco in July 1968, "wearing flowers in your hair" had passed away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Lucky Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 There was an article about him in The Advocate about the time the Sean Penn movie came out. It mentioned that he may well have died from the AIDS epidemic himself had he not been assassinated. And, of course, he might not have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ azdr0710 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 (edited) had lunch with a couple forum members here four or five years ago.....never was owned or operated by Milk (it opened years after his death), but it's just a few doors away from his old camera shop...... https://harveyssf.com/ Edited January 24, 2021 by azdr0710 + Charlie and + Axiom2001 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 had lunch with a couple forum members here four or five years ago.....never was owned or operated by Milk (it opened years after his death), but it's just a few doors away from his old camera shop...... https://harveyssf.com/ I'd love to go there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Charlie Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 I remember being in San Francisco in July 1968, "wearing flowers in your hair" had passed away I was there in 1967, the "summer of love," and I really did see some flowers in the hair of hippies in the Haight. + Axiom2001 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Axiom2001 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 "Is San Francisco really that gay anymore?" there's the question lol because P-town isn't as gay as I'd like. Although I do not live in "The City," I've visited it quite often for some 50+ years. It's definitely changed, for the once distinguishing gay hoods, Polk Street, Castro, and South of Market are a "blend now." With the city becoming way expensive: the tech industry has had a great impact, many gays have moved to the East Bay or elsewhere. ...few gay bars exist, no more Nob Hill theater. [ I merely scratched the surface in some of the visible changes. Perhaps one who's lived there for as long as I have visited can chime in here.] In spite of the preceding, I still ? San Francisco, the City by the Bay! had lunch with a couple of forum members here four or five years ago.....never was owned or operated by Milk (it opened years after his death), but it's just a few doors away from his old camera shop...... https://harveyssf.com/ I' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ Axiom2001 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 With the coronavirus having affected all facets of life in this world of ours, San Francisco is undergoing further changes big time. ...don't know what "The City" will be like during 2022 and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Maybe we'll see a bunch of big towns and small cities become new gay meccas - which might help change some antigay hostile state governments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David1024 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport is undergoing a major renovation and when it re-opens it will be named “Harvey Milk Terminal” OCClient and Bargara Leatherboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David1024 Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport is undergoing a major renovation and when it re-opens it will be named “Harvey Milk Terminal” OCClient and Bargara Leatherboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastbayMike Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport is undergoing a major renovation and when it re-opens it will be named “Harvey Milk Terminal” It's actually Terminal 1. Terminal 1 was dedicated to Milk when the first phase of the reconstruction opened in July 2019. Terminal 2 in the old international terminal. It reopened in 2011 following a reconstruction subsequent to the opening of the new International Terminal in 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastbayMike Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport is undergoing a major renovation and when it re-opens it will be named “Harvey Milk Terminal” It's actually Terminal 1. Terminal 1 was dedicated to Milk when the first phase of the reconstruction opened in July 2019. Terminal 2 in the old international terminal. It reopened in 2011 following a reconstruction subsequent to the opening of the new International Terminal in 2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merboy Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 Maybe they can name a law school after him one day! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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