Rally with the national, state and local coalition in support of Harvey Milk SFO. Friday, February 22 at 12:00 Noon on the steps of San Francisco City Hall. Click here for more info and to RSVP!
“And the young gay people…you have to give them hope. Hope for a better world, hope for a better tomorrow, hope for a better place to come to if the pressures at home are too great. Hope that all will be all right.” – Harvey Milk
“Our country is nearing a turning point in recognizing equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation. It is the perfect moment to send a message of hope from San Francisco across the globe.”
My uncle gave everything to the cause of civil rights. Now he needs your help. Please add your support for a San Francisco Charter amendment to add Harvey Milk’s name to the San Francisco International Airport to make it “Harvey Milk SFO.” Harvey Milk’s story of courage, authenticity, inclusiveness, collaboration and of ultimate sacrifice, has [...]
On January 15, I introduced legislation to add Harvey Milk’s name to San Francisco International Airport. Not just to “honor” him – but to move forward the civil rights agenda he lived and died for. Harvey Milk wasn’t just San Francisco’s first openly-gay elected official. He was – and is – an inspiration for all [...]
San Francisco Supervisor David Campos’s push to rename the city’s airport is a fitting honor for slain gay icon By Will O’Bryan Published on January 24, 2013, 2:36am | Comments For many, airports are uncomfortable complexes of invasive pat-downs, overpriced sundries and shoeless shuffling. Surly exchanges across countless customer-service counters provide tense white noise [...]
Michael Yaki | Posted: 01/16/2013 8:59 am Commissioner, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Lawyer, Government Affairs consultant, and Political Analyst Last August the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held a hearing in Birmingham, Ala. As I disembarked the plane and took an escalator down to baggage claim, I passed one of those ubiquitous signs of [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A name change could be in the works for San Francisco International Airport. San Francisco supervisors introduced a measure Tuesday to change the airport’s name to Harvey Milk San Francisco International. A majority of the supervisors would have to sign off on the measure and if they do, San Francisco voters [...]
Posted: 12:29 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 KTVU-AP SAN FRANCISCO — A San Francisco lawmaker on Tuesday planned to introduce legislation asking voters to rename the city’s airport after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk. A charter amendment sponsored by Supervisor David Campos would put the question of creating Harvey Milk-San Francisco International Airport [...]
01.15.13 – 11:37 am | Tim Redmond First of all, it’s a great idea. Major airports get named after people who have had a major impact on society (LaGuardia, Kennedy) or heros (Lt. Commander Edward O’Hare) and Harvey Milk was both. SFO is the gateway to the United States for millions of travelers, much as [...]
By Katia Hetter, CNN updated 2:52 PM EST, Tue January 15, 2013 (CNN) — “Boarding for Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport.” Civil rights activist Stuart Milk can imagine the impact of that airport announcement on the scared young people he’s met in the United Arab Emirates and other countries around the world, where gay [...]
