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Schwarzenegger signs bill honoring gay-rights activist Harvey Milk

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill commemorating Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in the state, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.\nStuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk, sits next to a photo of the gay rights activist in March.
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October 12, 2009

From CNN.com:

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed a bill commemorating Harvey Milk, the first openly gay politician elected to public office in the state, a spokesman for the governor said Monday.
Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk, sits next to a photo of the gay rights activist in March.

Milk was assassinated in 1978.

Under the measure, the governor each year would proclaim May 22—Milk’s birthday—as a day of significance across the state.

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