Navy tanker named after Harvey Milk, California's first openly gay politician, will be renamed for Oscar V. Peterson, who sacrificed his life saving others in World War II.

In a display of infantile weakness, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove iconic gay rights activist and Korean War veteran Harvey Milk’s name from a naval ship.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday the USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, after he ordered the Navy to strike the name of the pioneering gay rights ...

Last month Defense Secretary Hegseth announced that the USS Harvey Milk, the Navy supply ship named after former San ...

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with ...

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with ...

Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship The change was laid out in an internal memo that officials said defended the action as a move to align with ...

By Chris Churchill, Columnist June 7, 2025 Harvey Milk's Castro Street camera store was a hub of political activity for San Francisco’s growing gay population in the mid-1970s AP/Associated Press ...

In a display of infantile weakness, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the U.S. Navy to remove iconic gay rights activist and Korean War veteran Harvey Milk’s name from a ship.