PART FOUR: The Making of a Martyr and the LGBT Movement

How a political feud became a myth — and why the truth still matters

This is Part 4 of a 7-part series introducing Stolen Rainbow: The Great Unmasking — a powerful new film exposing how the LGBT movement hijacked God’s covenant symbol and turned it into a political weapon. See Part 1, 2, 3.

The film premieres September 25 at the Republican Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.

To attend, visit christianaction.org/stolen-rainbow-rsvp-film-premiere/

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The rainbow movement needed a martyr.

They had a riot.
They had a flag.
They had a tragedy.
But what they didn’t have — yet — was a saint.

And then came Harvey Milk.

If you’ve listened to the media, the public schools, or the annual Pride tributes, you’ve heard the story:
Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, was gunned down by a hateful bigot because he was gay — and the modern LGBT movement was born.

It’s a compelling narrative.
It’s also completely false.

In Stolen Rainbow: The Great Unmasking, we set the record straight — and we start by asking a simple question:

What if Harvey Milk wasn’t a martyr — but a myth?

The Real Story of Harvey Milk’s Death

In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected as a San Francisco City Supervisor — a big deal at the time, no doubt.

One year later, on November 27, 1978, he was shot and killed in City Hall alongside Mayor George Moscone.

The killer? Dan White, a former city supervisor who had recently resigned, then changed his mind and wanted his seat back. Milk had lobbied against White’s reappointment — and won.

White, furious, entered City Hall through a basement window carrying a revolver.
He killed Moscone first.
Then he reloaded and killed Milk.

The shooting had nothing to do with Milk’s sexuality.
It was a political grudge, not a hate crime.

Dan White wasn’t some gay-hating villain. In fact, just a year earlier, he opposed a California ballot initiative that would have banned homosexuals from teaching in public schools.

But none of that mattered to LGBT activists.

They saw an opportunity.

A Movement Needs a Martyr

The gay rights movement had been struggling to gain mainstream support.
Then Harvey Milk was assassinated — and a legend was born.

Activists rewrote the story:
Milk was killed for being gay.
His blood was on the hands of homophobia.
He became the new sacrificial lamb for the movement’s cause.

They didn’t just mourn him.
They canonized him.

Harvey Milk became the face of a righteous struggle — a modern-day “saint” of sexual liberation.

Movies were made.
Schools were renamed.
Harvey Milk Day was created in California.
President Obama posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

And yet — the truth was never required.

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The Man Behind the Myth

Let’s be blunt: Harvey Milk was no moral hero.

He was an outspoken activist — yes.
He was influential — certainly.

But the deeper you dig, the more disturbing the reality becomes.

Milk openly aligned himself with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, the anti-Christian drag group notorious for mocking the crucifixion and holding blasphemous Easter “Hunky Jesus” contests.

He supported Gilbert Baker, the rainbow flag designer and fellow anti-Christian provocateur.

Milk’s circle wasn’t just political. It was deeply hostile to biblical values.

And despite his portrayal as a kindhearted advocate, Milk was known for manipulating his public image and inflating his own story to suit political goals.

But after his death, none of that mattered.

The movement had its martyr.

The Myth Becomes a Weapon

With Milk now enshrined in rainbow sainthood, activists had what they needed to moralize the entire agenda.

• Oppose them? You’re a bigot like Dan White.
• Question Pride? You’re spitting on Harvey Milk’s grave.
• Preach biblical marriage? You’re fostering hate that “gets people killed.”

Truth became irrelevant.
The legend did the work.

It was never about who Harvey Milk was — it was about what his image could do.

A sanitized martyr could sell the movement to the masses.

And that’s exactly what happened.

Why This Still Matters

To this day, Milk’s name is invoked as justification for every new LGBT demand.

Drag queen story hour?
“Harvey Milk fought for this.”

Trans indoctrination in schools?
“Harvey Milk would support it.”

Persecuting Christian business owners?
“Harvey Milk was killed by hate — never again.”

But here’s the truth:

Harvey Milk was not a martyr. He was a man caught in political crossfire — and then posthumously hijacked to sanctify a sexual revolution.

And when a movement builds itself on myths, it becomes addicted to manipulation.

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Unmasking the Rainbow — One Lie at a Time

In Stolen Rainbow: The Great Unmasking, we don’t just reclaim the rainbow.
We expose the frauds hiding beneath it.

Harvey Milk didn’t die for a cause.
He was repurposed for one.

And the Church must stop pretending this movement’s symbols, stories, and slogans are benign.

They’re not.

They are strategic, constructed, and often rooted in deception.

Join Us for the Premiere — The Truth Awaits

On September 25, we will debut Stolen Rainbow: The Great Unmasking at the Republican Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C.

We’ll show what really happened — with Stonewall, with AIDS, with the rainbow, and yes — with Harvey Milk.

Reserve your seat now: RSVP

Because until we tear down these myths, we cannot reclaim the truth.

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