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Stripping the Harvey Milk name from a Navy ship is a gut punch, gay sailor says

By Steve Walsh
Published June 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM MDT

The Pentagon is looking to rename ships named after civil rights icons, including the gay rights leader Harvey Milk. For LTBTQ sailors who saw the Navy as a refuge, it feels like a betrayal.

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