Fifth District City Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske is taking issue with some of the media coverage -- not mine, I don't believe, but that of area television news stations -- of her opposition to naming a downtown park after gay rights advocate Harvey Milk.
Among the many issues she tackles in her latest blog post is the answer to the questions at the top of my blog. Here is one of her responses:
What do you think? Should the park be named for Harvey Milk? Did Schipske have a point?
Among the many issues she tackles in her latest blog post is the answer to the questions at the top of my blog. Here is one of her responses:
I subscribe to the Harvey Milk theory of being gay and a public official: Milk was quoted about his work on non-gay issues: "All over the country, they're reading about me, and the story doesn't center on me being gay. It's just about a gay person who is doing his job."Schipske had previously criticized the park naming on her blog, suggesting that it should be named for a local gay leader. Read about my story about that here. The council voted to send the park naming to a committee and a commission, as you can read here.
What do you think? Should the park be named for Harvey Milk? Did Schipske have a point?
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