California Could Be First State With Gay Holiday

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon08/02/020408milk.htm

California could be the first state in the nation to have a holiday commemorating an openly gay person.

Assemblymember Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) has announced he will introduce a bill that would formally recognize the efforts of civil rights pioneer, Harvey Milk.

The legislation, if passed, would establish a non-fiscal state holiday in his name on the anniversary of Milk's birth, May 22.

In 1977, when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors Milk became the first openly gay elected official of any large city in the United States, and only the third openly gay elected official in the nation.

[Maven]

1. Awesome...and overdue

K/R

[mitchtv]

2. Great, I love holidays

run up the flag

[ZombieHorde]

3. Super kick ass!

[DarkTirade]

4. k&r