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Behind the Aegis

(53,823 posts)
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 06:21 AM Dec 2019

They kicked out Harvey Milk for being gay, now the U.S. Navy is building a ship named after him

Nearly 65 years after being ousted from the U.S. Navy for being gay, and nearly eight years after the San Francisco Board of Supervisors first lobbied to have a ship named after him, construction on the the USNS Harvey Milk has finally begun.

Milk joined the Navy during the Korean War and served as a diving officer aboard the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake. Later, he was transferred to Naval Station, San Diego, where he continued serving as a diving instructor.

In 1955, he was discharged from the Navy after he was caught in a park that was a popular hangout for gay men. Milk’s superiors became suspicious about his sexual orientation and demanded he resign.


Of course, we all know what happened after he eft the Navy.

In 1972, he moved to San Francisco and opened a camera shop in the Castro. He soon began a local activist, before ultimately becoming one of the first openly LGBTQ elected officials in America and a vocal advocate for gay rights.

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They kicked out Harvey Milk for being gay, now the U.S. Navy is building a ship named after him (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Dec 2019 OP
The life of Harvey Milk is quite a story. PatrickforO Dec 2019 #1
I call that progress Soxfan58 Dec 2019 #2
It's time the DOD review all the LGBT discharges sarge43 Dec 2019 #3
I'm surprised herr Hiltler tRump isn't throwing a fit about it, must not be getting much play on yaesu Dec 2019 #4

sarge43

(28,939 posts)
3. It's time the DOD review all the LGBT discharges
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 08:59 AM
Dec 2019

Most were based on "tendencies" or association aka "witch hunts".

yaesu

(8,020 posts)
4. I'm surprised herr Hiltler tRump isn't throwing a fit about it, must not be getting much play on
Tue Dec 17, 2019, 09:09 AM
Dec 2019

his only snooze source, fox snooze.

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