US navy (Navy) decided to give a tanker-tanker name in honor of the first open policy-gay in the country, Activist Harvey Milk, who struggles for the rights of LGBTK. The ceremony was held in the city of San Diego, California on November 6th. About this wrote in his Twitter Mayor of Todd Gloria.
“It is a great honor for me to be together with the Minister of Navy and such a large number of state, federal and local officials for the adoption of the USNS Harvey Milk vessel. Harvey was a ray of hope not only for representatives of LGBTK, but also for all Americans. Now this ship will be a symbol of hope for the whole world, “the message says.
In its release, the US Navy reported that Harvey Milk served on a fleet during the Korean War. After he left the service, he got a job in the Supervisory Board of San Francisco in 1977 and became the “first open gay, which was elected to the post of official in California.” In November 1978, Milka shot.
previously became known that in the US for the first time they gave a passport with a mark about the third gender “X”. The State Department emphasized that Washington is committed to the promotion of freedom and equality of all people, including representatives of the LGBT community.