Harvey Milk's radical vision of equality - Lillian Faderman
257,025 Views
5,430 Questions Answered
TEDEd Animation
Let’s Begin…
By 1973, Harvey Milk had already been many things: naval officer, high school teacher, bit-part actor and wandering hippie. Starting fresh in San Francisco, his belief in a more personal approach to local government led him to run for office in the heart of American gay culture, the Castro. Lillian Faderman details the tenacity and courage of California's first openly gay public official.
Harvey Milk held public office for only eleven months before he was assassinated in 1978. Why is he still remembered?
Sign in to answer questionAbout TED-Ed Animations
TED-Ed Animations feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Are you an educator or animator interested in creating a TED-Ed Animation? Nominate yourself here »
Meet The Creators
- Educator Lillian Faderman
- Director Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Narrator Addison Anderson
- Animator Tomás Pichardo-Espaillat
- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Music Curt Sydnor
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Iseult Gillespie
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
