Harvey Milk

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared May 22 Harvey Milk Day in California, according to a proclamation from the governor’s office as required by law since 2009.

A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk has been launched in San Diego Bay.

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus commemorated Harvey Milk Day with its first in-person performance since before the pandemic.

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared May 22, 2021 as Harvey Milk Day. Milk was the first openly gay man elected in California.

Travelers passing through San Francisco International Airport Tuesday will get to experience the brand new Harvey Milk Terminal.

The Harvey Milk Terminal at San Francisco International Airport is set to open up to travelers in July.

San Francisco police released a new sketch Wednesday depicting what a serial killer who targeted gay men in the 1970s might look like now in hopes of getting a break in the cold case. Known as the “Doodler” or the “Black Doodler,” for allegedly sketching the men he targeted, the Doodler is believed responsible for fatally stabbing at least five...

San Francisco Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously Tuesday to name San Francisco International Airport’s Terminal 1 after the city’s first openly gay politician, the late Harvey Milk. The legislation went to the full board for approval after the city’s Board of Supervisors budget and finance committee voted last month to recommend it.

Dennis Peron, an activist who was among the first people to argue for the benefits of marijuana for AIDS patients and helped legalize medical pot in California, died Saturday at 72.

Hundreds gathered in San Francisco’s Castro district Wednesday night to celebrate the 40-year anniversary of the election of Harvey Milk to the Board of Supervisors.

San Francisco’s Gay Men’s Chorus is about to embark on a journey through some of the most conservative pockets of the United States.

A plan to rename Terminal 1 at San Francisco International Airport could take a step forward. The San Francisco Airport Commission is set to discuss and possibly take action at a meeting Tuesday morning. There’s a push to rename the terminal after Harvey Milk. A plan to honor Milk at the airport failed back in 2013.

A San Francisco supervisor is pushing to name SFO’s Terminal 1 after slain LGBTQ rights activist and former city politician, Harvey Milk.

The Pink Triangle may be a byproduct of the Holocaust, but San Francisco on Saturday will light up its iconic installation with 150 rainbow-colored kisses, effectively turning its symbolism on its head. “We’ve totally flipped the meaning of the Pink Triangle – it’s about love and not death,” said organizer Patrick Carney.

Nearly 40 years ago, when the first gay pride flag was unfurled at San Francisco’s Gay Freedom Day Parade, the rainbow of colors became an instant symbol of a community.

Gilbert Baker, the man who created the iconic rainbow-hued symbol of gay rights, died on Friday.

Gilbert Baker, the man who created the iconic rainbow-hued symbol of gay rights, died on Friday.

The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus will be singing in the South.