James Brolin struggled to conjure his inner Tommy Lee JonesVancouver SunThe high point arrived when Brolin received a supporting actor Academy Award nomination for his part in Gus Van Sant's Milk in 2009. He portrayed real-life San Francisco supervisor Dan White, who assassinated colleague Harvey Milk (Oscar-nominated Sean ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 2:15 pm
Milk Day observedChico News & ReviewBy Ken Smith The late Harvey Milk had a big day Tuesday (May 22), as cities across the country and around the world, including Chico, celebrated Harvey Milk Day. Milk was a San Francisco supervisor and the first openly gay public official in the United ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 12:01 am
The PhoenixThe '2012 RISD Graduate Thesis Exhibition'The PhoenixThe exterior walls are hung with blankets printed with so-so paintings of Franco in various roles (James Dean, Allen Ginsberg, Harvey Milk's boyfriend Scott Smith) that look like something you'd by from a guy selling them out of a van parked at an ...
22 May 2012 | 3:31 pm
Advocate.comWhat a Biopic Does for Robert Mapplethorpe's LegacyAdvocate.comAfter acclaimed turns as actor James Dean, Harvey Milk's lover Scott Smith, and poets Allen Ginsberg and Hart Crane, plus a cameo in the upcoming movie he directed about the last days of Sal Mineo, next on Franco's to-do list is nonconformist, ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 1:00 am
New York TimesSchizophrenia in Dustin Lance Black's Film 'Virginia'New York TimesWritten and directed by Dustin Lance Black, it is nothing like “Milk,” the biography of the gay-rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, for which Mr. Black won an Academy Award in 2009 for best original screenplay. Overflowing with subplots and ...and more »
17 May 2012 | 4:04 pm
Windy City TimesRicky Martin hosts Obama; gay man sues pro-gay bossWindy City TimesIn California, the San Diego City Council unanimously voted to give final approval to rename a street after the late gay-rights figure Harvey Milk, according to a San Diego Pride press release. San Diego now becomes the first city in the country to ...and more »
16 May 2012 | 7:30 am
Rep Seeks Navy Ship Named for Gay ActivistMilitary.comA California congressman and several San Francisco officials are asking the Navy to name a ship after assassinated city supervisor and gay activist Harvey Milk, who served as a Navy officer in the early 1950s. In letters to the secretaries of Defense ...and more »
15 May 2012 | 11:41 am
Some key moments in the gay rights movmentWashington PostG. Paul Burnett / AP San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk, left, who was the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, and Mayor George Moscone are pictured. In 1978, Milk and Moscone were assassinated by former city supervisor ...and more »
10 May 2012 | 3:15 pm
LGBTQ NationReactions mixed over proposal to name Navy vessel after Harvey MilkLGBTQ NationSome city leaders have endorsed the idea, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and gay District 8 Supervisor Scott Wiener, who holds the board seat considered to be Milk's. But others contend it is an ill-conceived honor for ...A simple apology would have saved thousands of dollarsLGBT Weeklyall 2 news articles »
3 May 2012 | 6:50 pm
Reactions mixed on Milk ship proposalBay Area Reporterby Matthew S. Bajko The proposal to name a US Navy vessel after Harvey Milk is drawing mixed reactions in San Francisco, where the slain gay rights leader served as a city supervisor. Some city leaders have endorsed the idea, including House Minority ...and more »
2 May 2012 | 7:48 pm