Happy Harvey Milk Day from Tom LeNoble
May 22nd is Harvey Milk Day!
There are moments when a city chooses what it wants to remember, honor, and carry forward.
The renovation of Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco is one of those moments.
What sits above Castro Station today has always been more than a transit entrance. It has been a gathering place. A symbol. A meeting point for visibility, activism, celebration, grief, courage, and community.
Now, the city has an opportunity to reimagine that space into something worthy of Harvey Milk’s global legacy and the generations who continue to walk the path he helped open.
The vision for the new plaza is powerful. Expanded public space. Greater accessibility. Public art. Historical storytelling. A permanent civic landmark honoring LGBTQ+ history and the ongoing fight for dignity, equality, and belonging.
That is why I chose to join the Cabinet supporting the fundraising efforts for the Harvey Milk Plaza renovation project.
Not simply because it is a construction project, but because it is a statement about who we are and what we value.
Spaces matter. Representation matters. History matters.
There are young people who will stand in that plaza years from now looking for hope, possibility, or a sense that they belong in this world. There are visitors from around the globe who will come to understand why San Francisco became such an important place in LGBTQ+ history.
We all inherit the responsibility to protect and continue that story.
I’m honored to support the effort to help bring this vision to life.
San Francisco has always been more than a city to many of us. It has been a signal, a beacon, and a place where people came to become more fully themselves.
Harvey Milk Plaza deserves to reflect that legacy for generations to come.
Please reach out. I’d love to share how you can be part of this moment in history.
— Tom LeNoble
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