In the face of rising hate, let’s honor Harvey Milk’s legacy & proudly be ourselves

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi joins Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk and President of the Harvey Milk Foundation, along with Congressmen John Lewis, and Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman at a ceremony unveiling the Postal Service’s Harvey Milk Forever Stamp – honoring the life and legacy of Harvey Milk.
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In 2021, the United States Navy chose to name a ship in honor of LGBTQ+ rights activist and former San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk as part of its new fleet of replenishment oil tankers. Other honorees included illustrious civil rights icons Sojourner Truth, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Robert F. Kennedy, suffragist Lucy Stone and U. S. Rep. John Lewis.

In 2014, the United States Postal Service released a long-awaited and overdue postage stamp in honor of the pioneering legislator and advocate not only for LGBTQ+ rights, but also for all people, especially those who had been traditionally locked out of the legislative power structure that often attempted to control their lives.

The stamp bears the likeness of Milk, the first openly gay person elected to the San Francisco City Board of Supervisors in 1977, who worked for and garnered support from members of a wide coalition of groups and communities.

Once in office, he was responsible for shepherding…

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