Who Is Harvey Milk? His Controversy With Underage Boys Explained - Pedophilia Charges

Some netizens have been angry after a few people claimed that Harvey Milk had pedophilia. Continue reading to know about the controversy.

Politician Harvey was widely known for being the first gay official in California. He served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from the 5th district.

He passed away on November 27, 1978, at the age of 48 years old. Reportedly, Dan White was the one who assassinated him.

Who Is Harvey Milk? More on His Pedophilia

Some social media users claim Harvey Milk as a pedophile. However, some of his supporters do not think that he had pedophilia.

If you are referring to the great Harvey Milk as a "pedophile" you are even lower than the scum we already thought you were. It looks like there is a bottom, folks, and his name is JD Vance: homophobic bigot, hypocrite, and a true example of what isn't working in this country. https://t.co/w7uTSnOE6b

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) November 9, 2021

According to Wikipedia, he dated Jack Galen McKinley, a 16 years old. At that time, Milk was 33 years of age.

Moreover, he recruited Jack on Barry Goldwater‘s 1964 presidential campaign. After the recruitment, their relationship deteriorated.

Reportedly, McKinley was prone to depression and often threatened Harvey that he would commit suicide. Well, the minor was seeking major attention from his partner.

Later, Harvey took him to the hospital for mental illness treatment. After he broke up with McKinley, he met Scott Smith who was also 18 years old junior.

Well, Harvey was attracted to gay people. But, netizens believe that having an affair with minors is simply a sign of pedophilia.

Nevertheless, some netizens have supported Harvey at this stage. They believe that Milk gave attention to those who were unable to reveal their sexuality in front of the whole world.

I haven't actually observed an explicit denial that Harvey Milk was in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old at the age of 33

Are you denying he did it, or are you claiming that's not pedophilia? https://t.co/iMMoUi6UVk

— Observant JC (@JcObservant) November 10, 2021

Harvey Milk Controversy With Underage Boys

Harvey Milk’s controversy with underage boys is growing day by day despite being no more with us today.

Well, netizens have been wondering what kind of relationship he had with the kids. But, it seems that Harvey was rather focused on eliminating the discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Apart from Jack and Scott, Harvey dated other young people including Jack Lira, Joe Campbell, and many more. Despite having affairs with relatively young people, Harvey’s supported to believe that he supported the third gender rather than attacking him.

At some point, his defenders are quite true. During those times, nobody dared to speak about their sexuality. All thanks to Harvey that gay people were living their life to the fullest.

However, some Twitter users claim that Harvey was a pedophile. What do you think? Drop your opinions below.

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Politician Harvey Wikipedia Explored

Harvey Milk’s biography can be read from Wikipedia. His profile claims that he is from Woodmere, New York.

Reportedly, he was the son of William Milk and Minerva Karns. Furthermore, we can confirm that his ethnicity is Lithuanian Jewish.

Last Modified: November 11, 2021