Stuart Milk
Stuart Milk (born December 26, 1960) is a global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker. Stuart, nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk, is the co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation. Milk has engaged in domestic and international activism, including work with LGBT movements in Latin America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.Stuart Milk has promoted his uncle's story and addressed LGBT rights in formal major addresses on multiple continents, including before the United Kingdom House of Lords in 2012, the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 2011, the Panamanian National Assembly in 2010, and Turkish Great Assembly in 2009. Milk is frequently quoted in international news and seen on broadcast television from the New York Times to BBC World Report discussing issues of LGBT inclusion and diversity. He is also a featured writer and columnist for the Huffington Post, focusing on global human rights. During the US 2012 election season, Stuart gave public endorsements in the US Presidential campaign, where he was a surrogate for Barack Obama, and in a race for Mayor of San Diego. In the San Diego race, he backed LGBT supporter, Congressman Bob Filner, over an openly gay conservative, Carl DeMaio. Filner narrowly won the election becoming the first Democrat to be elected Mayor of San Diego in 30 years.
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