Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of pioneering gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships, orchestrating the change as Pride month celebrations take place, according to sources.
A defense official said the timing of the decision was intentional. The order was first reported by Military.com and confirmed by ABC News.
Milk was one of the first openly gay men elected to public office in the United States after winning a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977. He was assassinated a year later.
So you are for gay erasure?
Edit: comment op miss comprehend the article title, thought they were naming the after Milk, not removing his name from the ship.
Not at all.
Edit - ok I totally misread the title and posted. Fast forward read the article and was like… Oh i now understand why I was down voted. My bad. Tired eyes will now go to sleep and stop posting.
You are happy they are renaming a ship that was named after gay rights activist, the first openly gay elected official in California?
No. I apologize. Replied before i read the article. Again my error.
The title is misleading. It does say near the top of the article “strike” the name from the ship.