The U.S. Postal Service officially revealed the Harvey Milk Forever Stamp this week. The stamp’s official First-Day-Of-Issue ceremony will take place May 22 at the
White House.
The public is invited to attend the May 28 Harvey Milk Forever Stamp special
dedication ceremony in San Francisco. Details on the time and location will be
forthcoming.
The stamp image is based on a circa 1977 black and white photograph of Milk
in front of his Castro Street Camera store in San Francisco taken by Daniel
Nicoletta of Grants Pass, OR. Antonio Alcalá of Alexandria, VA, was art director
for the stamp.
Harvey Milk was a visionary leader who became one of the first openly gay
elected officials in the U.S. when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of
Supervisors in 1977. Milk’s achievements gave hope and confidence to the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the United States and
elsewhere at a time when the community was encountering widespread hostility and
discrimination. Milk believed that government should represent all citizens,
ensuring equality and providing needed services.
His political career was tragically cut short less than a year after he took
office in California when he and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were
assassinated on Nov. 27, 1978.
In 2009, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Barack
Obama.
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