Navy Ordered to Rename Ship Honoring Harvey Milk Amid Controversy

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Amid an ongoing DEI purge, high-level directives now demand that a naval vessel named in honor of gay rights icon Harvey Milk be renamed. Several reports detail this contentious rebranding, sparking a debate over historical legacy versus modern priorities in military culture.

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nationalreview.com / Harvey Milk Was a Patriot

nypost.com / Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship

politico.com / Navy set to rename ship honoring Harvey Milk amid DEI purge

go.com / Hegseth orders Navy to rename ship honoring gay rights activist Harvey Milk

cbsnews.com / Hegseth orders Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk, Jeffries calls it "a complete and total disgrace"

cbsnews.com / Navy to rename USNS Harvey Milk, latest Trump White House move against LGBTQ history

cbsnews.com / Navy mulls new name for USNS Harvey Milk and ships named for civil rights leaders

alternet.org / 'Gratuitously petty': Hegseth ripped over 'spiteful move' to rename USNS Harvey Milk

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