Gay congressman confronts Pete Hegseth over Harvey Milk ship, military diversity
After grilling Navy Secretary John Phelan Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen had some choice words for Hegseth Thursday.
June 12, 2025
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U.S. Rep. Sorensen sticks up for Harvey Milk in hearing with Navy secretary
It’s wrong and un-American to remove Milk's name from a Navy ship, the gay congressman says.
June 11, 2025
Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship
A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.
June 6, 2025
For Pride Month, homophobe Hegseth orders Navy to strip Harvey Milk's name from ship
An official with the Department of Defense said the timing during Pride Month was intentional.
June 3, 2025
U.S. Navy Launches Ship Honoring Harvey Milk
The USNS Harvey Milk is the second replenishment oiler to be built in a class of ships dedicated to U.S. human rights activists.
November 6, 2021
Who was Harvey Milk?
Harvey Milk's legacy is honored every May 22 as Harvey Milk Day. Here's a little bit about exactly who the iconic advocate for LGBTQ+ rights was.
May 22, 2024
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
Pete Hegseth gloats about the Navy erasing LGBTQ+ rights icon Harvey Milk's name from ship
Harvey Milk, the LGBTQ+ civil rights icon, was discharged from the Navy for his sexual orientation.
June 27, 2025
Construction Begins on Navy Ship Named After Harvey Milk
The slain LGBTQ leader resigned from the Navy in 1950s after being spotted in a popular San Diego gay cruising area. Now a ship named after him will be constructed in the same city.
December 16, 2019
Here's what the Oscar-winning screenwriter of 'Milk' has to say about taking Harvey Milk's name off navy ship
This is the time to lock arms with other marginalized people, which is what Harvey Milk would do, Black says.
June 9, 2025
Harvey Milk is an icon. Pete Hegseth is an idiot
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.
June 28, 2025
Pride, pages, and performance: Why drag story time matters more than ever
Recent research explores drag story times with the hope to learn more about how drag story time leaders select books, and how these events can foster best practices in literacy and inclusive education.
June 21, 2025
Chuck Schumer & Hakeem Jeffries commit to defending trans rights at star-studded Pride gala
“House Democrats will always stand with the LGBTQ community — including our transgender fellow Americans,” Hakeem Jeffries said.
June 5, 2025