American gay rights activist Harvey Milk was known for keeping his face and name on the front pages of San Francisco’s newspapers. Now, as Pride Month begins, the Trump administration is set to take ...

Just ahead of Pride festivities in San Francisco, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to strip the name of gay rights trailblazer and veteran Harvey Milk from a naval ship drew widespread criticism ...

The John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk conducts a replenishment at sea on December 13, 2024. On Tuesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the U.S. Navy to rename the ship, ...

The Department of Defense is planning to rename the Navy vessel USNS Harvey Milk, named after the trailblazing LGBT and human rights advocate who became one of the first openly gay men elected to ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the U.S. Navy is officially renaming the ship formerly known as the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V Peterson. “We are taking the politics out of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the U.S. Navy has renamed a ship honoring slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk, replacing it with the name of a World War II hero. The decision, which ...

California leaders denounced reports Tuesday that the Trump administration is preparing to strip the name of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk from a naval ship honoring his legacy, calling it a ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the renaming of a U.S. Navy ship named after San Francisco gay rights activist Harvey Milk. The Military Times first reported on a memorandum issued by the ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KGO) -- A crew in San Diego cut the first piece of steel on what will become the United States Naval Ship "Harvey Milk." The late San Francisco Supervisor and LGBTQ activist served ...