Under Trump's Defense Secretary Pet Hegseth, the Navy will rename an oil tanker named after slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk, according to Reuters. The USNS Harvey Milk was christened by the ...

When the name was announced, radical state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-Calif., explained, "When Harvey Milk served in the military, he couldn't tell anyone who he truly was.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — 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 ...

In this image provided by the U.S. Navy, the John Lewis-class replenishment oiler USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean, Dec. 13, 2024.© Maxwell Orlosky ...

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Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay icon Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship. Milk is a revered figure in San Francisco history. He was a ...