More than 400 Harvey Milk admirers gathered Wednesday night at the Crest Theatre to watch the 2008 biopic "Milk." The event, entitled "Milk and Cookies," was part of a celebratory week leading up to the inaugural "Harvey Milk Day," which will take place Saturday. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Fransisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man elected to public office in a major U.S. city. He was a leader in the gay rights movement and was murdered on Nov. 27, 1978. Last October, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed S.B. 572, establishing the day of remembrance to take place every May 22, Milk's birthday. The evening started with a VIP reception where milk and co

Background Notes Harvey Milk was a leader in the gay rights movement who was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. This made him the nation’s first openly gay man elected to public office in a major U.S. city. It was on November 27, 1978 when San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot to death by a former city supervisor, Dan White, who had just recently resigned but changed his mind and wanted his seat back. This sent a shockwave throughout San Francisco, California, and throughout the nation when the major networks carried the story during the evening newscasts. On October 12, 2009, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the highly contro

A crowd of people gathered outside the Sacramento Convention Center on Wednesday afternoon to hear Cleve Jones speak on equality and civil rights. Jones is an activist, lecturer, author and was mentored by Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California. Jones is portrayed by Emile Hirsch in the film "Milk" with Sean Penn which is currently playing in Sacramento theaters. Cleve Jones is currently leading a boycott of the Manchester Grand Hyatt, whose owner donated $125,000 to the Prop 8 campaign. Some individuals who gathered for Jones's speech were holding signs, one read "More than a word" with the word "love" written in different languages.  One particularly eye-catc