'Mixed Feelings' Over Navy's Decision to Name A Ship for Harvey Milk (Video)

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'Mixed Feelings' Over Navy's Decision to Name A Ship for Harvey Milk
While his nephew and other LGBT leaders are hailing the Navy's decision, there are many who think it's wrong to name a military vessel for the civil rights icon.
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          Jul 29, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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'Mixed Feelings' Over Navy's Decision to Name A Ship for Harvey Milk

While his nephew and other LGBT leaders are hailing the Navy's decision, there are many who think it's wrong to name a military vessel for the civil rights icon.

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