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On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor.
On November 27, 1978, nine days after the [[Jonestown Massacre]], Milk and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by [[Dan White]], a disgruntled, [[Democratic]] former Supervisor.
At his trial, Dan White's [[lawyers]] insisted that his [[Diminished Responsibility|judgment had been impaired]] by [[depression]] caused by a poor diet. This argument (dubbed the "[[twinkies|twinkie]] defense" by the media) led to a lenient sentence, provoking the White Night Riots within San Francisco's homosexual community.
At his trial, Dan White's [[lawyers]] insisted that his [[Diminished Responsibility|judgment had been impaired]] by [[depression]] caused by a poor diet. This argument (dubbed the "[[twinkies|twinkie]] defense" by the media) led to a lenient sentence, provoking the White Night riots within San Francisco's homosexual community.
===White Night riots===
===White Night riots===