Navy launches ship named for gay rights leader Harvey Milk
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A Navy ship named for slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk was christened and launched in San Diego Bay on Saturday.
Milk’s nephew, Stuart Milk, and Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro watched the traditional ceremony.
"The secretary of the Navy needed to be here today, not just to amend the wrongs of the past, but to give inspiration to all of our LGBTQ community leaders who served in the Navy, in uniform today and in the civilian workforce as well too, and to tell them that we’re committed to them in the future," Del Toro said.
Del Toro said that, like many others, Milk had to "mask that very important part of his life" while he served in the Navy.
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