Born on May 22, 1930, Milk enlisted in the Navy in 1951. He resigned four years later after being officially questioned about his sexuality, according to the Harvey Milk Foundation.

The Harvey Milk Foundation, founded by his nephew, carries on Milk’s mission by promoting LGBTQIA+ rights globally. Schools, streets, and memorials bear his name, ensuring new generations learn ...

Sadly, Milk was killed in November 1978 at the age of 48 by a gunman, per The New York Times. Although the politician was tragically murdered, his memory and mission live on.

The USNS Harvey Milk (T-AO-206) conducts a replenishment at sea in the Atlantic Ocean in December 2024. On June 3, 2025, officials said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the Navy to rename ...

The USNS Harvey Milk was named in 2016 by then-Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, who said at the time that the John Lewis-class of oilers would be named after leaders who fought for civil and human rights.

Harvey Milk was the first out, gay person elected to public office in California. The first out gay elected official in the country was Kathy Kozachenko, who was elected to the Ann Arbor, Michigan ...

Gay rights pioneer Harvey Milk has plenty of memorials to his activism, such as Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco and the Harvey B. Milk Memorial Bench in San Diego’s Balboa Park. He has no ...

Milk was the first openly gay man elected to public office in California, and he built a legacy advocating for LGBTQ+ rights. "Harvey came out and organized at a time that was also very dark, a ...

Harvey Bernard Milk was born and raised in Woodmere, New York. After graduating from college with a mathematics degree in 1951, he followed in his parents' footsteps and enlisted in the Navy.