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15 06, 2025

Rep. Sorensen Shreds Hegseth Over Harvey Milk Ship Renaming

By JRL Charts|2026-02-20T17:45:42-08:00June 15th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Defense Department News, Eric Sorensen, Gay Veterans, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, Harvey Milk, House Armed Services Committee, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics and Advocacy News, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Veterans, LGBTQ Military News, paul goldberg, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, u.s. naval forces, USNS Harvey Milk|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | Breaking MIlitary News WASHINGTON D.C. — (June 15, 2025) — U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-IL), one of the few openly gay members of Congress, delivered a blistering rebuke to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday over the Pentagon’s reported move to strip civil rights icon Harvey Milk’s name from a [...]

4 06, 2025

Defense Secretary Orders Removal of Harvey Milk’s Name from Navy Ship

By JRL Charts|2026-02-20T17:49:49-08:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: california lgbtq news, Civil Rights Legacy, Defense Department News, DEI Initiatives, dei programs, Democratic party, Gavin Newsom, Gay Washington D.C. News: LGBTQ Politics & Culture in the Capital, Harvey Milk, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBT Veterans, Navy Ship Renaming, paul goldberg, Pete Hegseth, PRIDE month, u.s. naval forces, USNS Harvey Milk|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | Breaking Military News WASHINGTON, D.C. — (June 4, 2025) — In a controversial move, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has directed the US Navy to remove the name of slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk from a Navy vessel, the USNS Harvey Milk. This directive is part of a broader [...]