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I think its a great idea, so many black leaders and other minorities have done far less for their people and have had streets, schools, libraries, etc named after them. All Rosa Parks did was refuse to give up her seat and she had several things named after her, and now she will get her own statue at the white house, but Harvey Milk did a lot more, and he was also assassinated. It is not easy being a gay person, and it takes courage to be who you are, and stand up for what's right.
Rosa Parks had the guts to stand up for what's right. I would put her on my hero list.
He got himself elected Supervisor when no other openly gay person had ever done so.
He built coalitions with diverse groups of San Franciscans, and got people to realize that gay people are, first and foremost, people (a fact that continues to elude many people, but is now mainstream thanks in no small part to the efforts of early pioneers like Harvey Milk).
He traveled around California to speak in favor of civil rights for gays when they were under ferocious attack.
Most of all, he inspired people -- just as Rosa Parks did.
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