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Revision as of 21:52, 25 June 2020
Country
United States
Birth - Death
1938 - 2020
Occupation
Politics, Religion
Description
Former San Francisco Supervisor who succeeded Harvey Mil after his assassination. Authored the first comprehensive domestic partners legislation in the United States (1982). Known for his support for gay rights and the fight against the AIDS epidemic, for expanding rent control, increasing civilian oversight of the police and limiting downtown growth. President of the San Francisco Gay Democratic Club. Studied theology at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and the University of Chicago, and was an ordained minister who served in two churches in Chicago.
