Killed by someone whom I am guessing wasn't friendly towards homosexuals, or why else would Milk be the martyr that he is with some today?
Disgruntled employee who was getting fired.
Well, same with that guy…was his name Matthew Shepherd? Supposedly a martyr to homophobia, but was killed by a crazy gay guy.
Actually, the killer was a fellow democrat and the conflict was over political issues, not sexuality. I’ve read that Milk was just in the line of fire, as another city politician was killed in the same rampage.
Homosexual "lovers" can fit that category - I'd be willing to wager that more partner abuse goes on in the homosexual community than in the hetero community (as a percentage of individual population).