Churchill: Actually Mr. Hegseth, Harvey Milk was a true warrior The defense secretary is stripping the name of the gay rights pioneer from a Navy ship By Chris Churchill , Columnist June 7, 2025 ...

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.

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.

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.

Harvey Milk was assassinated fighting for LGBTQ+ people by a small man who couldn't handle the idea of equality. Pete Hegseth can try erasing his name from a naval ship, but he will never blackout ...

Mr. Milk’s name adorns numerous sites in the city, where he became a trailblazer for gay rights before he was killed in 1978. The Pentagon is considering stripping his name from a Navy vessel.

Sean Penn Calls Out Pete Hegseth For Harvey Milk Controversy. HypeLine Jun 5, 2025 Jun 5, 2025 Updated 30 mins ago; 0 Sean Penn is ripping into Defense Secretary ...

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 and 'Milk' screenwriter Dustin Lance Black criticized Pete Hegseth's plan to remove Harvey Milk's name from a Navy ship.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist and late San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change ...

Harvey Milk’s life and service have been honored frequently over the decades since the San Francisco supervisor was slain (along with then-San Francisco Mayor George Moscone) by a conservative ...

In early June 2025, also known as Pride Month, rumors circulated that Harvey Milk, a gay rights activist and the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California, was a p ...