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U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.
Navy set to rename USNS Harvey Milk, mulls new names for other ships named for civil rights leaders
The U.S. Navy plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler named after the slain gay rights leader and Navy veteran, and is considering renaming multiple naval ships named …
Hegseth orders the Navy to strip gay rights leader Harvey
The Pentagon plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, named after the late gay rights leader, and is reviewing the names of a class of ships named after Black and Hispanic civil rights leaders and prominent women, officials say.
US Navy to rename ship honouring gay rights leader and veteran Harvey Milk
The US Navy plans to remove the name of gay rights leader and Navy veteran Harvey Milk from one of its ships, and may change the titles of other vessels honouring civil rights leaders..
LGBTQ+ rights are under attack. Our history is being erased one book, one law, one name at a time. We won’t stay silent.
When the Navy stripped Harvey Milk’s name from a ship, it wasn’t just symbolic. It was erasure.
The Milk Fleet is our peaceful protest: a growing armada of boats, kayaks, and even model ships renamed “Harvey Milk.” Each one a floating act of resistance. A tribute. A reminder that Pride has always been a protest.
Reclaim the water. Reclaim his name. With love. With visibility. With defiance.