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Joseph Scott Smith (October 21, 1948 — February 4, 1995) [1] was a gay rights activist best known for his romantic relationship with Harvey Milk, for whom he was a campaign manager.
3 days ago · Many of the gay newcomers, including Milk and his then-partner, Scott Smith, settled in the Castro District. Soon, Milk began making waves as a neighborhood advocate for the growing gay community ...
Milk met Scott Smith, 18 years his junior, and began another relationship. Milk and Smith returned to San Francisco, where they lived on money they had saved. In March 1973, after a roll of film Milk left at a local shop was ruined, he and Smith opened a camera store on Castro Street with their last $1,000. Changing politics
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Scott Smith was his partner and friend. The collection documents the personal and political life of Harvey Milk, and the personal life of Scott Smith.
Personal and Milk family photographs appear at the beginning, followed by political campaign prints, and then images taken and collected by Harvey Milk and Scott Smith. Images of Milk’s boyfriends are under the heading “Lover” and are arranged chronologically within the “personal” section.
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Harvey Bernard Milk (1930–78) was a visionary human rights leader, a groundbreaking political luminary, and a seminal figure of the LGBTQ rights movement. Born into a middle-class Jewish family in Woodmere, New York, Milk followed several career paths before focusing on social activism and politics.
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Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Scott Smith was his partner and friend. The collection documents the personal and political life of Harvey Milk, and the personal life of Scott Smith.
