The Harvey Milk Foundation announced yesterday that the U.S. Postal Service would honor gay rights icon Harvey Milk with a stamp in honor of his memory and legacy.

Milk was the first openly gay man to win political office in California when he was elected to San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in 1977. He will now be the first openly LGBT political official to be featured on a postage stamp. Milk was assassinated by former supervisor Dan White on November 10, 1978, after White also shot then-mayor George Moscone inside their offices in San Francisco City Hall. At the trial, White’s defense team argued the now infamous “Twinkies defense” to show that his mental state at the time of the killings was one of diminished capacity due to depression.

Stuart Milk, Harvey’s nephew, broke the news on Facebook:

Breaking! It is official! The USPS will confirm this week that my uncle, Harvey Milk will be commemorated on a 2014 US postage stamp. Another first! My deep gratitude to everyone that supported this effort! More details including the image to come via USPS soon! ‘Hope Will Never Be Silent’ – that enduring message will be represented by Harvey’s image on millions of letters!