Daga baya, Milk da Smith sun yanke shawarar ƙaura zuwa San Francisco da fatan samun karɓar karɓar dangantakar su. Sun buɗe Castro Camera a cikin zuciyar Eureka Valley, wani yanki na ma'aikata a cikin tsarin ci gaba zuwa unguwar gay da aka fi sani da Castro. Rashin jin daɗin adawar da suka fuskanta a cikin unguwar da ke kusa da Irish-Catholic, Milk ya yi amfani da bayaninsa a matsayin dan kasuwa don zama ɗan gwagwarmayar gay, daga ƙarshe ya zama jagora ga Cleve Jones. A farkon, Smith yana aiki a matsayin manajan kamfen na Milk, amma ya yi takaici da kishin Milk ga siyasa, kuma ya bar shi. Daga baya Milk ya sadu da Jack Lira, wani saurayi mai dadi amma ba shi da daidaituwa.
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