Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the new name for the naval ship USNS Harvey Milk will be the USNS Oscar V. Peterson. "We are taking the politics out of ship naming," Hegseth said in a statement.

A previous attempt at a memorial for Harvey Milk at the District’s Congressional Cemetery fell by the wayside due to lack of ...

As the Trump administration moves to strip the name of civil-rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy ship, critics worry the decision is part of a larger backlash against LGBTQ+ people. Steve Walsh from ...

Christened in 2011, the USNS Medgar Evers may lose its name — a move that’s drawn backlash from Evers’ family and now the ...

Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) said he doesn’t agree with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to rename the USNS Harvey, removing the commemoration of gay activist Harvey Milk.

The controversy erupted after reports surfaced that Hegseth, 44, proposed renaming the USNS Harvey Milk - a vessel dedicated in 2021 to honor the slain gay rights pioneer and Navy veteran.

Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship, and especially during Pride Month.

Re “Hegseth orders name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from San Diego-built Navy ship” (June 3): President Trump wants to rename the USNS Harvey Milk at the beginning of Pride Month.

Local veterans, LGBTQ+ leaders criticize removal of Harvey Milk's name from Navy ship ...

Sean Penn is ripping into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that the Pentagon plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. “I’ve never before seen a Secretary of Defense so ...

Sean Penn is ripping into Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over reports that the Pentagon plans to rename the USNS Harvey Milk. “I’ve never before seen a Secretary of Defense so aggressively demote ...