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Salt Lake City Considers 'Harvey Milk Boulevard'

Salt Lake City Considers 'Harvey Milk Boulevard'

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Equality Utah wants to bring a touch of San Francisco to Utah's capital.

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LGBT activists are working with Salt Lake City officials to rename a street in Utah's capital now known as 900 South to "Harvey Milk Boulevard."

Equality Utah is spearheading the proposal and is already working with the city's Democratic mayor, Ralph Becker, and City Councilman Stan Penfold on the change.

Salt Lake City has long been a pro-gay beacon in conservative and Mormon-dominated Utah, but renaming a street after an outspoken gay rights leader may still rankle some in SLC, Equality Utah executive director Troy Williams told Salt Lake City TV station KSTU.

"I think 10 years from now, 20 years from now, Harvey Milk won't just be an icon for the LGBT community," Williams said. "Harvey Milk will be an icon for all Americans and all Utahns. I think in time, all of Utah will be proud to have a street named after him."

The full City Council is expected to take up the name change in the next few months.

In 2013, San Diego renamed Blaine Avenue as Harvey Milk Street.

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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.