USNS Harvey Milk Archives

15 06, 2025

Rep. Sorensen Shreds Hegseth Over Harvey Milk Ship Renaming

By JRL Charts|2025-06-28T22:19:44-07:00June 15th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Eric Sorensen, Gay Veterans, Harvey Milk, House Armed Services Committee, JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA, LGBTQ Military News, Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, USNS Harvey Milk|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics USA 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 [...]

4 06, 2025

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

By JRL Charts|2025-06-28T22:24:26-07:00June 4th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Civil Rights Legacy, DEI Initiatives, Gavin Newsom, Harvey Milk, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, Navy Ship Renaming, Pete Hegseth, PRIDE month, USNS Harvey Milk|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics 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 [...]