The U.S. Navy launches the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler ship named after the first openly gay elected official, in San Diego, on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021.

American gay rights activist Harvey Milk was known for keeping his face and name on the front pages of San Francisco’s newspapers. Now, as Pride Month begins, the Trump administration is set to ...

References: 1. Clinton WJ. Proclamation 7203—Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, 1999. The American Presidency Project. Published June 11, 1999. Accessed May 28, 2025.

President Donald Trump’s assault on the LGBTQ+ community will continue through Pride month. According to a Tuesday report from Military.com, the U.S. Navy is preparing to rename the USNS Harvey ...

American gay rights activist Harvey Milk was known for keeping his face and name on the front pages of San Francisco’s newspapers. Now, as Pride Month begins, the Trump administration is set to ...

Pete Hegseth’s Pride Month U-turn, orders Navy ship to strip gay rights activist’s name Continuing the Trump admin's effort to purge all programs of references to diversity, equity and ...

A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new name aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay rights activist who served as a sailor … ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered a review of ship names honoring Mr. Milk, a gay rights pioneer, and other leaders. In Mr. Milk’s case, the move is intended as a rebuke of Pride Month.

Former President Bill Clinton proclaimed June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 1999, marking the first time a U.S. president did so. How Trump is targeting trans people and DEI policies ...

Hegseth orders name change – during Pride month – for Navy ship honoring gay rights icon Harvey Milk by Associated Press June 3, 2025, 2:00 p.m. June 3, 2025, 4:33 p.m. Share this: ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship, and especially during Pride Month ...