Milk (film) devoutly Christian". "Milk" had received accolades from several film critics organizations. Milk (film) Milk is a 2008 American biographical film based on the life of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California, as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Dustin Lance Black, the film stars Sean Penn as Milk and Josh Brolin as Dan White, a city supervisor who assassinated Milk and Mayor George Moscone. The film was released to much acclaim and earned
USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) prominent civil rights leaders, with the second to be named for gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Milk served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War aboard the submarine rescue ship USS "Kittiwake" and held the rank of Lieutenant (junior grade) at the time of his honorable discharge. The ship was officially named at a ceremony in San Francisco on August 16, 2016. It is the first U.S. Navy ship named for an openly gay leader. USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) USNS "Harvey Milk" will be the second of the "John Lewis" class of underway replenishment oilers, operated by the Military