Who was Oscar V. Peterson, the man replacing gay rights icon Harvey Milk on a U.S. Navy ship?
Sailors will undoubtedly take pride in honoring World War II hero Peterson, but there was no reason not to take pride in Milk.
June 30, 2025
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Sailors will undoubtedly take pride in honoring World War II hero Peterson, but there was no reason not to take pride in Milk.
Opinion: You can take his name off a ship, but Milk is still far more of a "warrior" than the petty Pete Hegseth, writes John Casey.
This year's honorees are all transgender at a time of trans erasure.
Harvey Milk, the LGBTQ+ civil rights icon, was discharged from the Navy for his sexual orientation.
After grilling Navy Secretary John Phelan Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen had some choice words for Hegseth Thursday.
Military Times has dubbed this "a workaround" of a law against naming bases for Confederates.
It’s wrong and un-American to remove Milk's name from a Navy ship, the gay congressman says.
This is the time to lock arms with other marginalized people, which is what Harvey Milk would do, Black says.
A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.
Opinion: We’ve fought bigger bullies than Trump, and we’ve always won, and we always will, writes John Casey.
“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.
Friends of Havey Milk Plaza is working on a memorial and event space at the site.
Stuart Milk, cofounder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, talks to The Advocate about his uncle's legacy and the foundation's work.
The board called the quiz "indecent." Some Cleveland County residents begged to differ.
“I just don’t think teachers should be gender police,” Newsom said of the SAFETY Act.
The vice president often credits gay political operative Jim Rivaldo with her success.
“Why does transphobia exist?” asks the SNL alum and Old School actor featured in the new doc Will & Harper.
The LGBTQ-inclusive lineup will feature celebrity presenters such as Melissa Etheridge, Steven Spielberg, and Sally Field.
“So many people can see themselves represented in what is being brought forth by Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz,” Butler said.