"The proposal, HB 196, is spearheaded by state Rep. Trevor Lee, who sponsored a bill last year that banned Pride flags from schools and local government buildings. Lee, a first-term Republican, does not represent the city where a 2-mile stretch of the street 900 South was renamed 10 years ago to honor Milk, a San Francisco supervisor and activist for LGBTQ rights who was killed in 1978."
"In June of last year, when Milk's name was removed from a Navy ship, Lee said he would sponsor legislation to do the same for Salt Lake City's Harvey Milk Boulevard. He told a Utah TV station that Milk had no relevance to Utah and that the street's name was part of an activist agenda that most people don't like. After Kirk was slain in September, Lee said the bill would specify the street be renamed for the right-wing activist."
HB 196 would remove Harvey Milk's name from a Salt Lake City street and rename it for Charlie Kirk. State Rep. Trevor Lee sponsored the proposal after sponsoring a bill that banned Pride flags from schools and local government buildings. Lee does not represent Salt Lake City, where a two-mile stretch of 900 South had been renamed to honor Milk, a San Francisco supervisor and LGBTQ rights activist killed in 1978. Lee cited Milk's lack of relevance to Utah and framed the name as part of an activist agenda. More than 140 property owners and residents along the boulevard signed a petition opposing the renaming.
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