November 27 San Francisco, Calif. […]

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1978-11-27

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November 27 San Francisco, Calif. Gay supervisor Harvey Milk and gay-ally mayor George Moscone were assassinated at City Hall by former supervisor Dan White, who was charged with their murders. The death of Milk, who symbolized the ascendancy of openly gay men and lesbians to public office, was a heavy blow to the gay community in San Francisco and elsewhere. Jewish gays were particularly affected by Milk's murder; Congregation B'nai Kehillah of Toronto held a memorial service for Milk on December 8, 1978, at Holy Trinity Church. (See also May 21, 1979.)

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Randy Shilts, The Mayor of Castro Street (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982)."San Francisco Tragedy," SEARCH News, 2, no. 1 (January 1979): 3 "San Francisco Slayings Trial Delayed: Mayor, Supervisor Lie in State," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 30 November 1978, p. 11 "San Francisco Mayor, Supervisor Slain," Globe and Mail, metro ed., 28 November 1978, p. 13 "New City Supervisor Chosen to Replace Slain Harvey Milk," Body Politic, no. 50 (1979), p. 16 Robert Mayerson, "Murder in San Francisco," BiLine (Vancouver), 1, no. 3 (December 1978–January 1979): 15 "Killer Guns Down Harvey Milk," Body Politic, no. 49 (1978–79), p. 17 "Harvey Milk Murdered," Congregation B'nai Kehillah of Toronto Newsletter, 1, no. 6 (December 1978): (1)"Death and Media: The Aftermath," After Stonewall, no. 8 (Winter 1979), pp. 9–10 "Another Day of Death: A Former San Francisco Official Kills the Mayor and a Supervisor," Time (Canadian ed.), 11 December 1978, pp. 10–12

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