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Thu 07 Jul 2009Norris honoured in San Francisco
SENATOR DAVID Norris has been hailed in San Francisco as “Ireland’s Harvey Milk”, a reference to the openly gay politician who was assassinated in 1978 and was the subject of an Oscar-winning film last year.
California state senator Mark Leno, an advocate of marriage equality, presented Mr Norris with a proclamation commending his commitment to civil rights and his successful campaign to decriminalise homosexuality in Ireland.
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