US | Sean Penn Penn Fights for 'Harvey Milk Day' Holiday would honor activist's birthday By Matt Cantor Posted Mar 3, 2009 1:43 PM CST Copied Rep. Barbara Lee, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and Stuart Milk, Harvey's nephew, applaud during a dedication and unveiling of a bust of Harvey Milk in San Francisco, Nov. 25, 2008. (AP Photo) Sean Penn today joined the push to recognize Harvey Milk's birthday in California, Variety reports. State senator Mark Leno is re-introducing a bill seeking a statewide “day of significance” on May 22, the birthday of the gay activist Penn won an Oscar for portraying. Schools would be encouraged to mark the day, but the bill won’t cost the state anything, Leno said. Read These Next JD Vance and Melania Trump made a lot more money last year. Taylor Swift is now a married woman. Gen Z White House press sec puts her own generation on blast. US officials not welcome at largest 4th of July party outside US. Report an error