Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship

[generalbetrayus]

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Source: Military.com

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to take the rare step of renaming a ship, one that bears the name of a gay rights icon, documents and sources show.

Military.com reviewed a memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of the Navy -- the official who holds the power to name Navy ships -- that showed the sea service had come up with rollout plans for the renaming of the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk.

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CBS reported Tuesday that the Navy is also considering renaming other John Lewis-class oilers including the USNS Thurgood Marshall, USNS Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and USNS Harriet Tubman. Both Marshall and Ginsburg were Supreme Court justices, and Tubman was a Black abolitionist who helped slaves escape the South via the Underground Railroad.

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[Drum]

1. That's some debilitating homophobia...

[RainCaster]

2. Can we name sewer plants after Hogsbreath?

Maybe a garbage dump as well.

[Omaha Steve]

3. AFTER a review by forum hosts LOCKING

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