The top 10 most inspiring quotes by Harvey Milk
- If you are not personally free to be yourself in that most important of all human activities… the expression of love… then life itself loses its meaning.
- Rights are won only by those who make their voices heard.
- All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.
- It takes no compromising to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no survey to remove repressions.
- Freedom is too enormous to be slipped under a closet door.
- I know that you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. And you…And you…And you…Gotta give em hope.
- If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door in the country.
- All men are created equal. Now matter how hard they try, they can never erase those words. That is what America is about.
- If I turned around every time somebody called me a faggot, I’d be walking backward – and I don’t want to walk backward.
- We will not win our rights by staying quietly in our closets.
Harvey Milk (1930-1978) was a pioneering American politician and the first openly gay elected official in California. Born in Woodmere, New York, Milk served in the Navy before moving to San Francisco in 1972. Embracing the city’s vibrant gay community, he became a prominent activist.
Milk’s advocacy for LGBTQ+ rights and his charismatic presence earned him the nickname “Mayor of Castro Street.” In 1977, he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, where he championed civil rights, affordable housing, and public transportation. Milk’s groundbreaking election marked a significant moment in the gay rights movement, symbolizing hope and progress.
Tragically, his life was cut short when he was assassinated in 1978 by a disgruntled former city supervisor, Dan White. Milk’s legacy endures through his contributions to LGBTQ+ equality and his enduring inspiration for activists worldwide.
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