SB 572 Harvey Milk Day
This bill would require the governor proclaim
May 22 each year as Harvey Milk Day. It would encourage public schools and
educational institutions to conduct suitable commemorative exercises on that
date. Status: Introduced on February 27, 2009.
Lead Author: Senator Mark Leno Principal
Co-Authors: Senator Kehoe and Assembly Members Ammiano and John A.
Pérez
Sponsor: Equality California
Above is a bill that was introduced last month in CA. It is a repeat of a bill that was introduced last year, passed, but was vetoed by the Governator under immense pressure from the religious right. (Shame on him) They touted it as a "gay day" which was shameful. I guess they must think MLK day is a "black day" too. Ridiculous.
I am posting this here so that more people will be aware of this effort and so that we can put pressure on Arnold to not make the same mistake twice. Harvey Milk was a transformative political figure for many people, not just the GLBT community. He deserves this recognition.
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