Secretary Hegseth is correcting a misguided decision that honored someone whose personal conduct was questionable. The military should focus on warrior culture and traditional values rather than woke political correctness. Milk's documented relationshipproblematic withrelationships a minor makes him an inappropriate namesake for a naval vessel.
Stripping Milk's name from this ship is bigotry disguised as military reform. Harvey Milk was a decorated Korean War veteran who served his country with honor before being forced out for his sexual orientation. This erasure of LGBTQ+ history weakens the military by erasing the goal of equality.
There's a 17.5% chance that an openly LGBTQ person be elected President of the United States by 2041, according to the Metaculus prediction community.