May 22, 2021
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement in recognition of Harvey Milk Day, which is celebrated every year in California in honor of the birthday of slain civil rights leader and San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk:
“On Harvey Milk Day, Americans in San Francisco, across California and around the nation celebrate a courageous, visionary and trailblazing leader, who dared to dream of a world where all could live with pride. On what would have been Harvey’s 91st birthday, we remember his courage to live authentically and his fierce voice for justice, which has inspired generations of loud and proud activists to carry on his causes.