Harvey Milk

Why did Milk want the US to close the South African Consulate?

• It did not give legal discrimination of the African population by the all-white government

• He wanted to promote business, economic gains, and the regime

• It gave legal discrimination of the African population by the all-white government

• He didn't want an embassy

Why would Milk bring up Anita Bryant's statement?

• To use humor by stating her untrue statement about gay people being the cause of the California drought

• To show his support in her statement about the California drought

• To support her repeal in Dade County, Florida that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation

• To show her seriousness and her advocacy for gay rights in her of theory about the California drought

What does Milk joke show?

• The corruption of the President

• How the Pope sank a ship

• The way democracy is unfair

• The corruption of Mayor Daily

What is milk's thoughts on the "movement to the right?"

• We must band together to stop the movement

• The legislators control the movement

• The congress controls the movement

• The movement is not real and is controlled by the media

What repetition did Milk make in paragraph 5?

• Milk cites MLK and says " I have a dream"

• Milk slaves" In 1977, we saw"

• Milk uses the phrase "I will"

• Milk uses the words "no way"

Why does Milk state "51% of that city"?

• As an example of the offensiveness of the consulate

• For his colleagues to step down

• To show his support for the consulate

• To shut down the American embassy

How does Milk contrast "friends" and "gay people" in office?

• They were never accused of child molestation

• Gay people have been slandered so they need a gay person representing them

• He wants his "friends" to represent them

• He states that his "friends" have been slandered

Why does Milk bring up "criminals or myths"?

• Because the Italians should be judged for the myths

• To show what people should be judged for myths

• To show they like other groups, gay people shouldn't be judged by their criminals or myths

• Because gay people should be treated differently from other minority groups and judged on myths

What beneficial reasoning did Milk give for why a gay elected official would be good?

• Milk states it gives the people hope

• He thinks gay people should in charge of the government

• He says that gay official will help homelessness go down

• He thinks a gay official would have an easier time in office

How does the switch from first-person "I" statements to second-person "you" statements effect his speech?

• Milk believes he can do it all by himself

• He believes that if a gay person can be elected, it's a red light. And they don't need to give people hope

• Milk believes he can't do it all by himself and needs them to take a step

• Milk thinks that others should do the work while he shouldn't