Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official in California, is buried at Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery in Colma, California. Colma is a small town just south of San Francisco, known for its numerous cemeteries. Milk was laid to rest there after his tragic assassination in 1978.
Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery is a peaceful resting place, and Milk’s grave has become a site of pilgrimage for many who admire his courage and contributions to the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The cemetery is open to the public, and visitors often leave flowers and mementos at his grave to honor his legacy.