Construction has begun on the future Harvey Milk, a fleet oiler named for the slain gay rights leader and the first openly gay man elected in the state.
Milk was elected to the San Francisco board of supervisors in 1978 and was assassinated 10 months later by an ex-supervisor. His life was the subject of the 2008 film “Milk.”
"(This) sends a global message of inclusion more powerful than simply ‘We’ll tolerate everyone,’” Harvey Milk's nephew said. "(It says) We celebrate everyone.”
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