Milk to Be Honored by Obama

Gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk is to be posthumously awarded with a Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor. Read more

Forty Under 40: Dustin Lance Black

Screenwriter Dustin Lance Black tops The Advocate‘s Forty Under 40 issue — the Oscar winner for Milk made the acceptance speech of a lifetime with his passionate plea for gay rights. Read more

History of Harvey Milk

Born May 22, 1930, to a Jewish family in Woodmere, New York, Harvey attended New York State College for Teachers in Albany from 1947 to 1951. Read more

James Franco Plays Sean Penn’s Squeeze

Gus Van Sant’s My Own Private Idaho helped inspire James Franco to act. So when Franco heard that “probably my favorite director” would helm a movie about Harvey Milk… Read more