On Tuesday (June 3), U.S. officials confirmed to Reuters that the Navy would be renaming the navy ship USNS Harvey Milk, first christened in 2016, which bears the name of a key figure of the LGBTQ rights movement.
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- The Navy will rename the USNS Harvey Milk, previously named after the gay rights activist and Navy veteran.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated that military names should reflect the administration's priorities and values. 14s
- LGBTQ advocates, including the GLBT Historical Society, criticized the decision as erasing community history. 54s
- San Francisco residents expressed strong opposition to the renaming, citing concerns about homophobia. 1m 22s
- Officials suggested that more ships named after civil and human rights leaders might also be renamed. 2m 3s