Navy Secretary John Phelan announced the ship's name will remain unchanged in an August memo addressed to lawmakers.

Harvey Bernard Milk was born on May 22, 1930, in Woodmere, New York. Reared in a small middle-class Jewish family, Milk was one of two boys born to William and Minerva Milk.

Sean Penn won the Best Actor Academy Award for 2008's film Milk, even beating out Brad Pitt. Context In 2016, President Obama ...

Harvey Milk was born in 1930 Milk was born in Woodmere, on New York 's Long Island, on May 22, 1930, to William and Minerva Milk. He had a brother, Robert. Both of his parents had served in the Navy.

Harvey Milk’s name returned to headlines after the defense secretary ordered the name of the slain gay rights advocate, who served in the Navy, removed from a naval ship. But Milk’s legacy lives on in ...

Harvey Milk (fifth from right) campaigns for a position on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, along Market Street in San Francisco in October 1975.

Harvey Milk became one of the nation's first openly gay elected officials when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. Born on May 22, 1930, Milk enlisted in the Navy in 1951.

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in California, winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.His election was a groundbreaking moment, symbolizing hope and ...

Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, and he built a legacy advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. "Harvey came out and organized at a time that was also very dark, a ...

Happy Fourth of July. The Times Of Harvey Milk is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Criterion Channel, and (HBO) Max, and is available for digital rental or purchase via AppleTV.

Harvey Milk in the parade for San Francisco's 1978 Gay Freedom Day just before giving his "you must come out" speech against the Briggs Initiative. Terry Schmitt/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty ...