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Harvey Milk: An Inspiring Story
Leadership
Harvey Milk:
A Man, a Leader, an Inspiration
Few men and women are remembered by history. In order to attain this highest of honors, an individual must be truly special, truly unique. Among those illustrious figures we now remember as persons who shaped this country are presidents, writers, and social activists, among many others belonging to many other categories. Yet the subject of this essay is a person belonging to the latter category enumerated above. This man, a gay rights activist by the name of Harvey Milk, is truly a unique individual who fought for a subject that would become ever-central to American discourse long before our society itself realized it. This individual was not only a fantastic person because he was ahead of his time-Milk was the first openly gay politician elected to office-but because of his ability to galvanize support for those oppressed by society, from all walks of life, and to continue to strive for social equality and justice long after many had cast it aside, in a city without many scruples.[footnoteRef:1] [1: New York Times Staff. (2012). Harvey Milk: A Short Biography. New York Times Online Retrieved January 28, from