We Have a Stamp!
Harvey Milk is on a US postage stamp! That's right,
Harvey Milk is on a US postage stamp. And today, I'm very proud that the Task
Force's Executive Director Rea Carey will be at the White House for the stamp's
dedication ceremony.
With the help of the International Imperial Court
System, many other LGBT organizations and you, we got Harvey the recognition he
deserves. But we're not done -- and we need your help to recognize another hero.
In 2013, when President Obama posthumously awarded Bayard Rustin the
Presidential Medal of Freedom, he said, "For decades, this great leader, often
at Dr. King's side, was denied his rightful place in history because he was
openly gay. No medal can change that, but today, we honor Bayard Rustin's memory
by taking our place in his march towards true equality, no matter who we are or
who we love."
Having Rustin's legacy as both a civil rights leader and
an openly gay man acknowledged with our nation's highest civilian honor is
amazing, but he deserves more. Bayard Rustin deserves a commemorative stamp just
as much as Harvey Milk does.
Let the post office know that the Harvey
Milk stamp was just the first step. Sign on to and share our letter urging the
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee to recommend a stamp in honor of Bayard
Rustin. (http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=ejIRK5MSKiKLI7O1E&s=imL0JiO2KnIWL8MSJsH&m=fdJIJKPmGcKEIUK)
Imagine: just like the new Harvey Milk stamp, Rustin's stamp will be
sent around the world and become a collector's item. It will demonstrate our
pride in Rustin's accomplishments and highlight the rights that he fought for.
And we know this stamp will inspire more people in the quest for freedom,
justice and equality.
Thank you,
Russell Roybal, Deputy Executive
Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
PS: We've done this
before! Our heroes deserve to be honored. Sign up to honor Rustin right here.
(http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=9eLHIQOyEdKCKKPyB&s=imL0JiO2KnIWL8MSJsH&m=fdJIJKPmGcKEIUK)
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