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- Harry Britt is a political activist and former Supervisor for San Francisco, California. Britt was involved during the late 1960s in the Civil Rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago. He was first appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in January 1979 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein, succeeding Harvey Milk who was assassinated in City Hall along with Mayor George Moscone by former Supervisor Dan White. Britt was elected to the Board of Supervisors in November of the following years: 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988. Britt served as President of the Board of Supervisors from 1989-90. Britt introduced domestic partner legislation in 1982 which was passed by the Board of Supervisors, but vetoed by Mayor Feinstein. In 1989, under Britt's leadership, the board passed domestic partner legislation, which was signed by Mayor Art Agnos. However, voters repealed the domestic partnership law by initiative; a modified version was reinstated by another voter initiative, 1990's Proposition K, also written by Britt. Britt chose not to run for reelection in 1992. Britt ran unsuccessfully for the 5th Congressional District of California in 1987, narrowly losing to Nancy Pelosi in a special election to fill the seat left when Sala Burton died, with 36 percent of the vote to his 32 percent. He also was unsuccessful in his race against Mark Leno for the California Assembly in 2002. Britt directed the Weekend BA Degree Completion Program at New College of California, which closed in January 2008 due to financial problems. He is a big fan of horse racing.
- Harry Britt é um ativista LGBT norte-americano e ex-supervisor da cidade de São Francisco, Califórnia. Foi indicado ao cargo de supervisor pela primeira vez em janeiro de 1979 pela prefeita Dianne Feinstein, sucedendo Harvey Milk, que havia sido assassinado na prefeitura junto com o prefeito George Moscone por outro supervisor, Dan White. Britt foi eleito supervisor em 1980, 1984 e 1988. Foi presidente do Conselho de Supervisores de 1989-1990. Introduziu a legislação sobre parceira doméstica em 1982, que foi aprovada pelo Conselho de Supervisores, mas vetada pela prefeita Feinstein. Em 1989, sob a liderança de Britt, o Conselho aprovou novamente a legislação, que foi assinada pelo prefeito Art Agnos. Entretanto, os eleitores rejeitaram a lei de parceria doméstica quando foi a voto popular. Uma versão modificada foi reinstituída em votação popular em 1990, também escrita por Britt. Britt decidiu não concorrer a reeleição em 1992.
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- Harry Britt is a political activist and former Supervisor for San Francisco, California. Britt was involved during the late 1960s in the Civil Rights movement when he was a Methodist minister in Chicago. He was first appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in January 1979 by Mayor Dianne Feinstein, succeeding Harvey Milk who was assassinated in City Hall along with Mayor George Moscone by former Supervisor Dan White.
- Harry Britt é um ativista LGBT norte-americano e ex-supervisor da cidade de São Francisco, Califórnia. Foi indicado ao cargo de supervisor pela primeira vez em janeiro de 1979 pela prefeita Dianne Feinstein, sucedendo Harvey Milk, que havia sido assassinado na prefeitura junto com o prefeito George Moscone por outro supervisor, Dan White. Britt foi eleito supervisor em 1980, 1984 e 1988. Foi presidente do Conselho de Supervisores de 1989-1990.
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