“So if there’s a message I have to give, it is that I found one overriding thing about my personal election. It’s the fact that if a gay person can be elected, it’s a green light.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“The first gay people we elect must be strong. They must not be content to sit in the back of the bus. They must not be content to accept pabulum.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org
“A gay person in office can set a tone, can command respect, not only from the larger community, but from the young people in our own community who need both examples and hope.”— Harvey Milk, mfa.org