Harvey Milk’s name returned to headlines after the defense secretary ordered the name of the slain gay rights advocate, who ...

Born on May 22, 1930, Milk enlisted in the Navy in 1951. He resigned four years later after being officially questioned about his sexuality, according to the Harvey Milk Foundation.

The Harvey Milk Foundation, founded by his nephew, carries on Milk’s mission by promoting LGBTQIA+ rights globally. Schools, streets, and memorials bear his name, ensuring new generations learn ...

Harvey Milk was the first out, gay person elected to public office in California. The first out gay elected official in the country was Kathy Kozachenko, who was elected to the Ann Arbor, Michigan ...

It was Milk who commissioned artist Gilbert Baker to create a symbol to represent the LGBTQ+ community. Until then, the ...

The USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean in December 2024. On June 3, 2025, officials said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to rename ...

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Harvey Bernard Milk was born and raised in Woodmere, New York. After graduating from college with a mathematics degree in 1951, he followed in his parents' footsteps and enlisted in the Navy.

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.