Harvey Milk
USNS Harvey Milk was christened and launched in honor of the great man
On Saturday 6th the US Navy in San Diego christened and launched a ship named for the iconic gay rights leader and politician Harvey Milk. Ironically Milk had served four years in the Navy before being forced out, The Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said he needed to be there not just to amend the…
The US Navy that once fired HARVEY MILK for being gay is now building a new ship named after him
The US Navy that once discharged HARVEY MILK for being gay, is now honoring the legendary gay rights activist with a ship after him that has just started being built. After graduation, Milk had joined the Navy during the Korean War and he served aboard the submarine rescue ship USS Kittiwake as a…
Russell Tovey does great justice to a Harvey Milk Speech
Russell Tovey the Brit gay heartthrob actor (recently seen in Years & Years) gave a wonderfully moving reading at the prestigious Hay Festival Literature & Arts. This is an annual literature festival held in Hay-on-Wye, Wales, and is recognised as one the most important festivals of British culture. Tovey enthralled the rapt audience at…
