San Francisco leaders blast Trump for trying to erase gay rights icon Harvey Milk’s name from ship
June 4, 2025
Leaders in San Francisco are blasting the Trump administration for stripping the name of gay icon Harvey Milk from a U.S. naval ship. Milk is a revered figure in San Francisco history. He was a city supervisor who was fatally shot along with Mayor George Moscone in 1978 by disgruntled former supervisor Dan White. Just last month, California marked what would have been Milk’s 95th birthday with proclamations heralding his kindness and calls for unity. Milk’s close friend Cleve Jones called the move an attempt by the Republican administration to distract the public from more serious issues.
