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What would you call a 33-year-old man who both had and axiomatically acted upon a deviant sexual appetite for underage, drug-addicted, runaway boys? (No, not Jerry Sandusky.) What would you call a man of whom, as regards sexual preference, his own friend and biographer confessed, “Harvey always had a penchant for young waifs with substance abuse problems”?
In a recent interview with OneNewsNow.com, I called this man “demonstrably, categorically an evil man based on his [statutory] rape of teenage boys.” But you can call him Harvey Milk.
One of Milk’s victims was a 16-year-old runaway from Maryland named Jack Galen McKinley. As previously mentioned, Milk had a soft spot in his, um, heart for teenage runaways. Motivated by an apparent quid pro quo of prurience, Milk plucked McKinley from the street.
SaveCalifornia is protesting the U.S. Postal Service's decision to feature LGBT activist Harvey Milk on a special commemorative stamp next year. The pro-family group is calling for the boycott of the stamp, calling Milk a "sexual predator," based on his biography.
Citing Milk's biography, The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk, by "homosexual reporter" Randy Shilts, SaveCalifornia noted he repeatedly engaged in adult-child sex and advocated for polygamous homosexual relationships.
Barber describes Milk as a 33-year-old man "who both had and axiomatically acted upon a deviant sexual appetite for underage, drug-addicted, runaway boys."
The Harvey Milk Foundation confirmed Oct. 10 that the U.S. Postal Service would honor gay rights icon Harvey Milk with a stamp in honor of his memory and legacy. Milk, the first openly gay man to hold political office in California, will break new ground once again as the first openly LGBT political official to be featured on a postage stamp.
Other LGBT icons to be immortalized on postage stamps reportedly include Tennessee Williams, Judy Garland, Langston Hughes, Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis.
Look out for the Harvey Milk stamp, slated to be released sometime during 2014.
Milk's legacy has been increasingly celebrated. He posthumously received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, won a day of recognition on California's official state calendar and was the subject of a major motion picture, "Milk," starring Sean Penn.
theantediluvian
I think a 33 year old having sex with a 16 year old is a horrible idea and likely detrimental to the minor but is it pedophilia?
it's delusional to think that this isn't really far more about homophobia than sexual predation.
Aleister
reply to post by FlyersFan
A good pick by the U.S. postal service. He was a true activist for his cause, inspired many other people to follow him, and even got himself assassinated by a guy eating too many twinkies.
It's good to see the U.S. put more civil rights leaders like Milk on their stamps. Has the U.S. ever recognized Mohandas Gandhi on a stamp? Would be nice if they weren't so country-centric. (EDIT: I've searched for Gandhi stamps, and can't find a U.S. one although many other countries have issued them)
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SirMike
And don’t even get me started on Milks relationship with Jim Jones (yeah THAT Jim Jones) and the People’s Temple.
anton74
Aleister
reply to post by FlyersFan
A good pick by the U.S. postal service. He was a true activist for his cause, inspired many other people to follow him, and even got himself assassinated by a guy eating too many twinkies.
It's good to see the U.S. put more civil rights leaders like Milk on their stamps. Has the U.S. ever recognized Mohandas Gandhi on a stamp? Would be nice if they weren't so country-centric. (EDIT: I've searched for Gandhi stamps, and can't find a U.S. one although many other countries have issued them)
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It was issued on Jan 26 1961. Took me 30 seconds to find it.
I agree with honoring people like civil rights leaders and it happens, it is just that it mostly goes unnoticed. If he is as bad as some say he is then, no he should not be put on a stamp.
FlyersFan
SirMike
And don’t even get me started on Milks relationship with Jim Jones (yeah THAT Jim Jones) and the People’s Temple.
Hey .. you brought it up ... so yes, I'll get you started on it.
Please tell us what information you have.
Afterall, this guy is going to get a STAMP ... it's supposed to be an honor.
So lets see if we think he deserves it.