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Episode 211

He wasn’t born a symbol.
 He didn’t grow up dreaming of shaking up City Hall, or of becoming a voice for millions who’d been told to stay silent. Harvey Milk was a Navy veteran. A math teacher. A camera shop owner. And for much of his early life, he kept his identity tucked away—hidden from view, like so many others in his generation.

But when he finally decided to live out loud, everything changed.

San Francisco in the 1970s was bursting with color, chaos, and change. And Harvey—charismatic, cheeky, and fiercely determined—stepped into the political spotlight not just to win votes, but to give people hope.

This is the story of how one man became the first openly gay elected official in California... and how his courage lit a fire that still burns today.

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