Anti-Gay Activist Protests Medal Of Freedom For Harvey Milk
SAN FRANCISCO - AUGUST 12: Pro-family activist and president of Save California Randy Thomasson is surrounded by three supporters as he speaks about the late gay rights activist Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man elected to public office in California who was slain in 1978, during a news conference August 12, 2009 in San Francisco, California. Thomasson denounced U.S. President Barack Obama's decision to honor Milk by awarding him the Medal of Freedom, the nationa's highest civilian honor. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)