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Dennis A Jun 8, 2025

#HarveyMilk #USNavy
Schiff asked for unanimous consent to approve his resolution. But one Republican senator stood in the way. Ted Budd of North Carolina, who has a poor record on LGBTQ+ rights, objected, saying the naming of ships should be up to those who serve in the Navy...

Sen. Adam Schiff blocked in effort to keep Harvey Milk's name on Navy ship

"A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent."
https://www.advocate.com/politics/schiff-harvey-milk-blocked

Schiff blocked in effort to retain Harvey Milk ship name

A Republican senator objected, keeping Schiff's resolution from winning unanimous consent.

Advocate.com

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Dennis A

#DustinLanceBlack #HarveyMilk #LGBTQrights
*WATCH(6min)
"Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships. Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who wrote the film 'Milk,' joins The Weekend to discuss."
https://www.msnbc.com/the-weekend/watch/writer-of-lgbtq-icon-harvey-milk-s-biopic-calls-on-americans-to-lock-arms-amid-trump-s-attacks-241133637934

Writer of LGBTQ icon Harvey Milk’s biopic calls on Americans to ‘lock arms’ amid Trump’s attacks

Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to strike the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk from one of its ships. Oscar-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, who wrote the film "Milk," joins The Weekend to discuss.

MSNBC