Hegseth announces USNS Harvey Milk is being renamed USNS Oscar V. Peterson

Navy ship gets new moniker after Trump stripped it of murdered gay icon’s name

A U.S. Navy ship has a new moniker after the Trump administration stripped it of its previous name that honored a slain icon of the gay rights movement. Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth has announced that the former USNS Harvey Milk will now be known as the USNS Oscar V. Peterson, NPR reported.

DOD Announces Renamed Ship Will Honor Medal of Honor Recipient Oscar V. Peterson

The Gateway Pundit reported on an announcement from the Department of Defense that a ship named for gay rights icon Harvey Milk will be renamed.

Navy ship once named for slain gay rights activist in Mobile port

A Navy ship is in Mobile for maintenance only hours after receiving a new name from Pentagon officials.

USNS Harvey Milk renamed after Oscar V. Peterson, Pentagon announces

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 of a slain gay rights activist who served during the Korean War.

USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after WWII sailor

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk would be renamed after a World War II sailor who received the Medal of Honor, stripping the ship of the name of a slain gay rights activist…

Harvey Milk is an icon. Pete Hegseth is an idiot

Pete Hegseth likes to puff out his chest and wrap himself in the flag, replete with his eye-rolling star-spangled banner pocket square. His entire act is so phony, so immature, so beyond the realm of what gentlemen should be. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.He screams “warrior,” but in reality he is weak, and weak on innumerable levels.Hegseth tosses around phrases like “warrior et…