Milk calls Flippen a voice for all residents in District 92

Stuart Milk, nephew of the late gay civil rights activist and San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk and resident of Wilton Manors, has endorsed Justin Flippen to become Florida’s next State Representative for District 92.

“Justin Flippen will be an amazing voice for equality, inclusion, and fairness for all the residents of District 92 and for all Floridians as he joins a small but growing group of elected officials following the legacy and authenticity begun by my late Uncle Harvey Milk ,” Milk said.

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al in achieving recognition for the LGBT community and is continuing the quest started by his uncle Harvey for a society with full equality. Harvey Milk’s ground breaking election in 1977 as one of the world’s first openly gay elected officials-and its most visible onesymbolized the freedom to live life with authenticity to millions of LGBT women and men around the world.

Harvey served less than a year in public office before his brutal assassination on November 27, 1978, but his life profoundly changed a city, state, nation and a global community. His courage, passion, and sense of justice rocked a country and stirred the very core of a put down and pushed out community, bringing forward new hope and a new vision of freedom.

“I’m honored and humbled to have the support of a long-time activist like Stuart Milk. His family has a history of pushing forward on civil rights and fighting to be a voice for all,” said Flippen. “I will carry that history with me as I seek to become the first openly gay State Representative for Florida.”

Harvey Milk Day was May 22. —FA