San Francisco International Airport Could Be Renamed After Harvey Milk?

San Francisco International Airport could be renamed after Harvey Milk, the San Francisco civil rights leader.

USA Today reported that city supervisor David Campos is campaigning for the name change and will introduce the legislation which could give voters the choice to change the name to the "Harvey Milk San Francisco International Airport.

First Campos needs to get five other city supervisors to support his proposal for it to be put to the vote in San Francisco next November.

The San Francisco Chronicle said that Campos said that there are already 80 other airports in the U.S. that are named after individuals, none of whom are gay and SFO has a lot of traffic with more than 40 million passengers annually. He believes the name change would cost between $50,000 to $250,000.

Harvey Milk is known for being one of the first openly gay men to be elected to office in the U.S. He was on the San Francisco board of supervisors in the 70s and was an activist for gay rights.

His story was featured in the Oscar-winning film, Milk in 2008.

Milk became a nationally known figure after for being one of the first openly gay men to be elected to a public office in the United States, winning a seat on the San Francisco board of supervisors in 1977.

Milk held the post as San Francisco supervisor when he and Mayor George Moscone were shot and killed by a former supervisor, Dan White, at City Hall in November of 1978.

"There are already a number of things honoring Harvey Milk, including schools, but nothing of this national and international scale," said Campos to The San Francisco Chronicle, "It's time to send a message that members of the LGBT community are treated with dignity and respect. ... In places all over the world, including Europe and Asia, people of all walks of life look up to Harvey Milk."