USPS Honors Milk in San Francisco

The Harvey Milk Forever Stamp received a special dedication May 28 at San Francisco City Hall, the pioneering civil rights leader’s political home base.

Milk became one of the nation’s first openly gay elected officials when he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated one year later.

“Harvey Milk gave people hope. That’s one of the reasons he ran for office in the first place. By showing the world he wasn’t afraid to be himself, he gave countless others the courage to take pride in who they are,” said Postal Service Employee Resource Management Vice President Rosemarie Fernandez.

The ceremony was attended by San Francisco city leaders, as well as Stuart Milk, Harvey’s nephew and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation. One week earlier, Deputy Postmaster General Ronald Stroman dedicated the stamp at the White House.

San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee (seated) listens as USPS Employee Resource Management Vice President Rosemarie Fernandez speaks at the Harvey Milk stamp dedication ceremony.