I Am Harvey Milk: Producer Rob Houchen on new London production

Harvey Milk (left) and Rob Houchen (Image: Flickr/San Francisco Public Library; Provided)

Picture San Francisco, 1977. The city is a sea of change, and at its heart stands a man with an infectious smile and an audacious dream. Harvey Milk, camera shop owner turned political firebrand, is about to shatter the lavender ceiling. In a time when being openly gay could cost you everything, Milk dared to run for office – and won.

But Milk’s story doesn’t start there. Born in 1930, he spent years living a closeted life, serving in the Navy and working in finance. It wasn’t until his 40s that Milk found his voice in San Francisco’s Castro district. His journey from closeted naval officer to the first out gay elected official in California is proof of

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