Over a dozen LGBTQ+ rights activists, veterans and elected officials gathered in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood this week to protest against the Trump administration’s decision to rename the USNS Harvey Milk .

The naval ship, named after former San Francisco Supervisor and gay rights trailblazer Harvey Milk, is one of several vessels that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reportedly plans to rename this Pride month. Bay Area advocates and Navy veterans are calling the move an attack on the LGBTQ+ community and a disservice to gay service members.

“Veterans worked for years to secure the naming of a naval vessel for our hero, Harvey Milk, and what Trump and Hegseth are doing is despicable,” said state Sen. Scott Wiener. “It is part of their campaign to erase all LGBTQ people

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