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Bay Area remembers the revolutionary Harvey Milk

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The Bay Area is observing Harvey Milk Day with several activities around San Francisco. The late gay rights icon would have celebrated his 87th birthday. Milk was first ... read more

Hegseth directs renaming of Navy ship honoring LGBT icon Harvey Milk

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that a Navy vessel that recognizes gay rights icon Harvey Milk has been renamed, saying that ships should not be named for activists. The vessel will be ... read more

Hegseth unveils new name of USNS Harvey Milk

The US Navy has officially changed the name of its ship honoring slain gay-rights icon Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in commemoration of the WWII Medal of Honor recipient. “We are taking ... read more

Gay rights pioneer looks back at Harvey Milk and '1976 Bay Gays'

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- It was groundbreaking for the time. And now 43 years later, one of the people featured in the four-part series made in 1976 is speaking out to talk about his place in history as ... read more

Pentagon strips Harvey Milk’s name from ship

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name ... read more

Harvey Milk’s Name Stripped From Navy Ship During Pride Month, Angering LGBTQ+ Community

Just ahead of Pride festivities in San Francisco, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s move to strip the name of gay rights trailblazer and veteran Harvey Milk from a naval ship drew widespread criticism ... read more