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San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship

Bay Area

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San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship

By JANIE HAR Associated Press
Updated Jun 4, 2025

Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay icon Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship. Milk is a revered figure in San Francisco history. He was a city supervisor who was fatally shot along with Mayor George Moscone in 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. Just last month, California marked what would have been Milk's 95th birthday with proclamations heralding his kindness and calls for unity. Milk's close friend Cleve Jones called the move an attempt by the Republican administration to distract the public from more serious issues.

State law targets library book bans, but not here

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State law targets library book bans, but not here

By Alyse DiNapoli, Daily Journal staff
Feb 3, 2025

A new state law makes it more difficult to impose book bans, but some of the county’s larger libraries see the legislation largely as a formal…

Bay Area

Castro’s towering rainbow flag may soon be official landmark

Updated Apr 14, 2025

The Rainbow Flag installation at Harvey Milk Plaza that towers above San Francisco’s Castro District may soon be designated a city landmark.

Come out, come out, wherever you are

Columnists

Come out, come out, wherever you are

By Craig Wiesner
Oct 4, 2022

1987, honorably discharged from the Air Force after eight years, I sat on the floor of my Fremont apartment with a bucket of chicken, crying. …

Quelling student concern over pride flag decision

Columnists

Quelling student concern over pride flag decision

By Samidha Mishra
Jun 5, 2021

The pride flag will fly above San Mateo Union High School District schools after all, but it wasn’t a simple process to get there.

Samoa bans Elton John movie 'Rocketman' due to homosexuality

Arts & Entertainment

Samoa bans Elton John movie 'Rocketman' due to homosexuality

By NICK PERRY Associated Press
Jun 11, 2019

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The Pacific nation of Samoa has banned the Elton John biopic "Rocketman" because of its depictions of homosexuality.

Proposal aims at SFO terminal name change

Local News

Proposal aims at SFO terminal name change

Bay City News Service
Feb 5, 2019

Almost a year after San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation to rename the San Francisco International Airport’s Term…

Police to release updated sketch of serial killer

Bay Area

Police to release updated sketch of serial killer

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and JOCELYN GECKER
Feb 5, 2019

Museum gotta see ‘um

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Museum gotta see ‘um

By Susan Cohn Daily Journal Senior Correspondent
Updated May 12, 2018

THE SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT MUSEUM HOSTS “A LEGACY OF PRIDE: GILBERT BAKER AND THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RAINBOW FLAG.” Shortly after the Unit…

Alternatives to Harvey Milk terminal at SFO

Local News

Alternatives to Harvey Milk terminal at SFO

By Jim Clifford
May 7, 2018

With little public debate, San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell recently signed a law naming a terminal at San Francisco International Airport for…

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