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July 30, 2009
Harvey Milk to receive Medal of Freedom
Posted by: Andoni
The White House announced today that slain San Francisco gay rights leader Harvey Milk will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom - America's highest civilian honor. The award will be made posthumously at a ceremony on August 12.
Lesbian tennis star Billy Jean King will also be among the 16 recipients of this award on August 12
Other recipients will be Senator Edward Kennedy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, Race for the Cure founder Nancy Brinker, physicist Stephen Hawking, and civil rights activist Rev. Joseph Lowery.
Former Rep. Jack Kemp, who died in May will also be honored posthumously.
I would say that two LGBT people out of 16 (12.5%) is quite nice for our community -- about our proper share of the medals. I really appreciate President Obama's broadening the definition of who is included in American heros.
A full list of the recipients is here.
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There was a time when national heroes were figures destined to take an place in U.S. history. Ted Kennedy?? Make me puke! Harvey Milk?? U.S. hero? Role model? How about unfortunate victim of a madman. Let's not get carried away with all the Hollywood bullsh!t. Neither Madonna, Sean Penn, nor any of the Baldwin brothers have said or done anything to qualify them as thinkers. Let's take a break for a reality check, OK?
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I know this information My main point is that in the Senate if one side feels strongly about something they can block it if they have 40 votes, I'm agree with gay right
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All these jokers need to be booted from office.
Just marketers, the lot of them.
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Cialis Online on Sep 21, 2009 10:34:29 AM:
The White House announced today that slain San Francisco gay rights leader Harvey Milk will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom - America's highest civilian honor