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Milk served the Navy the 1950s, but was discharged after beg qutned about his sexual orientatn. He beme the first openly gay elected official California before his ath 1978.

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THE U.S. NAVY HAS CHRISTENED A SHIP NAMED AFTER SLA GAY RIGHTS LEAR HARVEY MILK

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Why is the navy picted as gay? But seeg as the band was, for the most part, an openly gay band the late 1970s, upon closer spectn, the lyrics seemed to be filled wh double entendre.

US NAVY LNCH SHIP NAMED FOR GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST HARVEY MILK

To the Navy, began to be seen as an anthem for promotg homosexual terurse while unrway.

The prciple wrer of the songs, ontman (and fx-policeman) Victor Willis has said there are no tend homosexual referenc any of the songs, not "In The Navy" or "YMCA.

In fact, Victor Willis isn't even a gay man. Navy has lnched and christened a ship named for the sla gay rights lear Harvey Milk, who served the Navy durg the Korean War but was discharged after beg qutned about his sexual orientatn. Namg the ship after an in of the LGBTQ rights movement reprents a symbolic tone for the ary followg a long history which gay service members were unable to serve openly.

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U.S. Navy lnch ship named after gay rights lear Harvey Milk : NPR .

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