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If you consider the gay rights struggle to be of merit and cultural importance then I'd definitely say yes, he is worthy of some recognition.
And he isn't known primarily for being a proud homosexual. He is primarily known (outside of San Francisco) for being killed for being a proud homosexual.
But I would guess this particular bill is being driven by the upcoming movie (in which I didn't have much interest because of Sean Penn, but the trailer has changed my mind (and made Lani cry).
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