Baldwin Criticizes Hegseth Decision to Rename USNS Harvey Milk

We will not be erased. Harvey Milk’s legacy is history.

I say to my community today, with every breath of my being and the weight of our history at my back, we will not be erased. Not now. Not ever. On Nov. 6, 2021, a ship was christened in San Diego with pride, purpose and historical weight. It bore the name USNS Harvey Milk — honoring the legacy of a trailblazing LGBTQ civil rights icon, a man who served his country, gave his life to the cause of equality, and stood as a beacon for those who felt u…

U.S. Rep. Sorensen sticks up for Harvey Milk in hearing with Navy secretary

U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen, a gay Democrat who’s the first out LGBTQ+ congressman from Illinois, delivered an impassioned defense of Harvey Milk at a House Armed Services Committee hearing this week.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.Sorensen’s comments came in light of reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered Milk’s name to be stripped from a Navy ship. Milk served in …

'Garbage': Pentagon chief defends renaming USNS Harvey Milk during Pride Month

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, testifying before Congress, offered his rationale for stripping the USNS Harvey Milk of its name and for the administration’s decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the military.The USNS Harvey Milk is named for the assassinated veteran and LGBTQ rights advocate. Milk was gunned down in 1978 at the age of 48 while serving as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the fi…

Baldwin criticizes Hegseth decision to rename USNS Harvey Milk