President Barack Obama will award 16 people with the highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 12th. Among those, 14 are living including Ret. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy, and Billy Jean King (who lives in my friend's building in NYC...I have yet to experience a BJK sighting on my visits). There are two posthumous awards being given. In otherwords, two dead people are getting medals. Congressman and Vice-Presidential candidate Jack Kemp, and GLBT rights pioneer, activist, and hero, Harvey Milk.
Also on the list are other actors, politicians and community leaders. A proud day for all those that fight for equal rights as two pioneers, Billy Jean King, who faught for gender equality, and Harvey Milk, who fought to his death for equal rights for gays and lesbians, will be recognized with this high honor.
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