Harvey Milk Day
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Observed by | West Hollywood, California, United States |
Date | May 22 |
Next time | May 22, 2024 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Harvey Milk and Harvey Milk Foundation |
Harvey Milk Day is organized by the Harvey Milk Foundation and celebrated each year held May 22 in memory of Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist assassinated in 1978.
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California Day of Special Significance
In California, Harvey Milk Day is recognized by the state's government as a day of special significance for public schools.[1][2] The day was established by the California legislature and signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2009 after a series of petitions led by gay rights activist Daren I. Ball[3] and in the wake of the award-winning feature film Milk retracing Milk's life.[4][5]
Legislative history
Session | Short title | Bill number | Date introduced | Assembly | Senate | Governor | Status | Lead Author | Co-Authors | Sponsor | References |
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2007-2008 | Harvey Milk Day | AB 2567 | February 22, 2008 | Passed the Assembly 45-23 | Passed in the Senate 22-13 | Vetoed by the Governor on September 30, 2008 | Died |
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Equality California (EQCA) | [6] |
2009-2010 | Harvey Milk Day | SB 572 | February 27, 2009 | Passed the Assembly 45-27 | Passed in the Senate 25-12 | Signed into Law by the Governor on October 11, 2009 | Passed |
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Equality California (EQCA) | [7] |
See also
Other civil rights holidays
- Malcolm X Day, celebrated just three days earlier on May 19
- Susan B. Anthony Day
- Rosa Parks Day
- Harriet Tubman Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
- Cesar Chavez Day
References
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- ↑ Kristin Weigle, Harvey Milk Day: Chapter 626 Gives a Controversial Figure's Birthday Special Significance for California Public Schools, 41 McGeorge Law Review 558 (2010)
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