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Harvey Milk is Assassinated (1978)

Published: Nov. 29, 2020, 12:54 p.m.

It\u2019s November 29th. On this day in 1978, San Fransisco is in mourning, and there is violence in the streets, in the wake of the assassination of Harvey Milk, a board of supervisors member and gay rights advocate.

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Jody and Niki discus the legacy of Harvey Milk, his evolution as a gay rights advocate, and the so-called \u201cTwinkie Defense.\u201d

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Find a transcript of this episode at:\xa0https://tinyurl.com/esoterichistory

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