good morning. welcome and thank you all to the nearly 2 hundred and 50 volunteers that came this morning (clapping.) yeah. >> ail you have you made this happen it actually happened in 45 minutes we spent 8 hours putting the outline up yesterday but we had so many volunteers that was amazing thank you ail this is the 19th. >> wow. (clapping.) well, we're in t-shirts here. for those who were forced to wear triangles in the concentration camps they had no choice during the holocaust it is one of the history part of the appreciating where we arrest

important pride weekend it understanding where we've been to make sure that the had a never happens again what can happen with hated and bigotry happened like in the 18930s and 40s. this has been incredible for the lgbt rise in this country, however, aable part of world unfortunate that the offer one hundred countries and 38 nations in saving that cripple lists hometown sexiest and sudan the punishment can be death and it's not illegal in russian president pudding tin signed a law this year's much discrimination for

the lgbt community and speakers will point out that out seem as the earlier 1930s and 40s still exist today. the third wrecking demonstrates how easily a government can brand homosexuals so that germans feel comfortable looking the other way in prosecution. i'd like to thank all those who will be speaking the mayor ed lee first (clappin (clapping) senator mark leno (clapping) assembly member tom (clapping) assembly member phil king (clapping)

supervisor campos. supervisor scott wiener (clapping) oh, the treasure of the city and county of san francisco jose is a in her (clapping) raphael from the county college trustee (clapping) to tell the history of the pink triangle we're honored to have one of our stars from the orange city block (clapping) she'll be speaking a little bit later we're happy to have the grand marshall's of the prayed. i'll be speaking before he speaks and so some of the community grand marshall's we have julia that will be speaking later (clapping) and we also have the

organizational grand marshall why not come up (clapping.) i'm not sure if the other grand marshall's are here can i raise your hand larry and david any more grand marshall's here?. i mentioned melanie she'll be speaking and thrilled once again to have the san francisco's official abandon the looeb and gay freedom band. i'd like to thank our sponsor sf pride and badlands (clapping) the other folks (clapping) the festivals of the indysfunctions and the teamwork

and house of starfish (clapping) the castro alliance is paying for all the t-shirts we're wearing (clapping) the lions president gary nathan are you here will you raise your hand there you are and julyer and starbucks has been providing the coffee and tea (clapping) and starbucks is not only providing the coffee and tea over a decade but brought over a hundred pastries i one hundred and 25 volunteers so thank you starbucks (clapping) there having the bubbles less. and pg&e is sending a group of people up as well

(clapping) and wal-mart is sending their first outreach grouping group so thank you wal-mart >> san francisco police department thank you very much for your help this morning (clapping) thank you to katie hillary clinton up for the triangle west side for keeping that up (clapping) and without the help of my husband and sister paul listen this wouldn't have happened thank you (clapping) joe's is in the middle he had to be different in wearing it's triangle t-shirt. so the history of this pink triangle is starting the program off this is in two parts we're going to hear the history of the pink triangle that happened in

the 10930s and 40 we'll have an update. so to give the history of the pink triangle please welcome not only one of the stars he's an amazing comedian who i used to watch thirty years ago at the rose and he's an accomplished jazz musician and tonight will be performing welcome (clapping.) >> thank you, thank you. i wasn't expecting a are commercial here so i thank you for that. (laughter) it's really a pleasure to be back in san francisco this is where i got my start almost 32 years ago i think it was thouz

years ago he's sacrificing don't tell my age i'm gay but i owe tom a lot and is thank you tom thank you very much (clapping) friends of the pink triangle this is the history of pink triangle. the pink triangle was used by the nazi in concentration camps to identify and shame homosexuals the symbol that was used as an account to label shame has been impasses by the lgbt community, however, in the 30s and 40s this was nothing to celebrate the gaze were forced to wear the pink triangle on the sleeves to set them apart from other prisoners it identifies each the indications of quota quota unintensifyables and brown

for gypsies and red for political prisoners and purple for jeff witnesses and black for anti socials they meant lesbians and paint pink for homosexuals the pink were larger so the guards could identify them it's said those who we're the pink triangle were singled out to get the harshest treatment and so some of the other gnats with harm them at the end of the war virtually all the prisoners we are released expect those who we're the pink triangle many who we're the pink triangle their harm continued it's alters same kind of haired that haunts the gaze and blacks and others the

taliban in africa go required us to wear the pink triangle and this is history as also repeats itself that's why at taking place we must remind people of the hatred and prevent it from happening what happened in the holocaust must be m my not be repeated ever >> (clapping) thank you leah that was terrific she'll be speaking a little bit later. now to give the rest of the history the pink triangle. we have the grand marshall

melanie she's going to tells what's happening in africa she's an attorney and a human rights advocate and s has a human rights advocacy firm >> thank you. hi everybody and thank you for being here. hello maliciously and thank you it's wonderful to see you a big thank you for o to peaking this is a tremendous land use & economic developmently important thing looking at that pink triangle on the one hand we've made strides in iceland and israel many countries punish homosexual and now homosexuality protective we have we have the

twin peaks that's an u.s. bancorp citizen particularly across the decades we can't ignore. 81 years ago on may 6, 1933, nazi ransacked places and researched the records this year the u began ransacked the projects leading to its e itself closer in 18934 a special division of getting stop had a list of gaze and lesbians. in 2012 the u began minister rated workshops detaining lgbt people and preparing his individuals and organization in 1936, the combating of

homosexuals happened and in february 2014 they had a homosexual act to combat homosexual are prison terms back in the 1930s that was called pursue 41 and now in 2012 on our watch we're riding the crest of a wave with a potential it all stops with lives and scapegoating of x are termination getting rid of occurring homosexuality or letting the general populace attack people by mob justice or prison it's getting rid of homosexuality. after the u gallon act was signed red are pepper magazine out 2 hundred of unbegan

homosexuals sending people out and those people were barbed and evicted and beaten and threatened with mob justice overnight. i have a question for you imagine if i had access to the internet as we as a jewish population invited people to san francisco to attend a jewish festival and minimal if they said no, no we're going we're not going to give you a vies because we're afraid you're not going to go back home this is what happened this week at pride our state department denied the people from aefb to have vies to come because they were afraid they'd go home to a country that

prosecuted them 1968 or. if you speak to the state department they'll say they were following the law it's more complicated but i want to assert the way our russian law work this is no part here for our lgbt brothers and sisters in africa only a few of the privileged may council meeting i look at the symbol and see how we've come to bottle lists pride to insure we'll never forget i could be shocked into thinking we're won but loans we've got darkrooms across africa we're not winning my gathering was turned away and thanks to a

festivity it that saved my grand pop it was thanks to extraordinarily times that potato people put up measures as we - are we going to let the awe nickels of the lgbt in africa happen on our watch? >> no. but what good is it if we ignore thank you very much (clapping.) well done thank you. >> you know i want to give a special thanks to patrick for what he's done i don't know if you know the platform this is from the south africa gold exchange and it acknowledges the

notable peace prize i think this is very special at this fantastic event thank you all everybody (clapping) thank you so much (clapping.) thank you so much melanie that was incredible and that incredible gift what an honor i'm very, very thankful. we're honored to have mayor ed lee here in san francisco today. he married my my husband and i in his office and we sent 50 goats up on twin peaks to make sure you don't get poison ivory

hopefully no one has poison okay. and we're glad to have mayor ed lee >> (clapping) >> thank you patrick. >> thank you to you and everything that you do for you city. gosh it's time to celebrate but what a wonderful recount a serious understanding of our history of the pink triangle what it means. is really the foundation why we feed to celebrate our pride in san francisco this historical count should not be forgotten you can only celebrate in san francisco we have a rich history of struggle for the lgbt community. it wasn't too long ago we have riots and barriers that were so thick no one could see a way

forward unless we embraced each other's love and created the feminine. i'm so proud of the family of elected officials i get a chance to work with we're working hard to make sure we have an lgbt community but do all the things necessary to make sure it grows and is protected and really make sure we enjoy the richness the struggles in the past this is why we celebrate so well, when your nation and the u.s. postal service create the first harvey milk stamp that put us together on the national map (clapping) and there's a lot to celebrate we're working hard to make sure our housing needs are coming up and we want to acknowledge the hard work senator leno and others together with us to make

sure that we prevent the wrongful evictions that occur in the city it effects the lgbt communities i'm also to proud that every time there is the unfortunate cuts in hiv i aids funding we work hard with nancy pelosi to prevent that but when it happens beyond our control our city gills i fills gaps we do this through supervisor campos and supervisor scott wiener and others working together to make sure our board and mayor are working strong to fill those gaps there's so much to do with the gaps we're talking to president obama with the occurring of aids as that time comes nearing near we're

going to make sure we bridge the gaps and people live strong rich lives there's so much to be proud of you was happy with pacific whispered in my area to get the goats up to the hill so we can have the pink triangle flourish and make sure monthly the pink triangle flourishes but we'll have over one million people in the city to continue to educate them san francisco is no longer a community of lgbt we have to be the example for the rest of the country and the rest of the world we'll continue to do that (clapping) also on the cutting-edge this city is a great city because of the diversity we can't be a

great city unless the talent of all our community are unleashed whether a trans community or our gee gay lesbian transgender community so i'm proud to celebrate let's get on with a whole weekend of celebrating thank you very much (clapping.) thank you mayor ed lee. i just notice we have another dignitary that last year speaking the president of the board of supervisors president chiu (clapping) we're honored to have senator mark leno that has spoken at all our ceremonies we're thankful for that. thank you senator >> thank you patrick and pauline and all who have come

out our freedom band. >> wow. (clapping.) we want to thank lou and thrilling who knew there were so many pink flowers in san francisco. and also thank our volunteers that got up to make sure our triangle was on twin peaks i don't know how patrick got everyone up so early (laughter) >> those are not balloons they're coming condoms. >> but looking at the pink flowers and pink champaign and the marching band and family and friends you would think we're celebrating someone's birthday. >> yeah. we are. >> we'll have things later in

life by the fact we're commiserating the torture abuse and initialtion of homosexuals in nazi europe really speaks a lot to the nature and the strength and the resilience of our lgbt community who else would take a symbol of mocky and recreate it as a national symbol of pride that's our community and that's what we're celebrating and no one else does it like we do, of course, it's the fighting anniversary of the stonewall unrising in gwen irrational new york but we

understand it started in 1966 at the compton cafeteria so new york has nothing on us i reminded people when the new york protective passed equal marriage rights at the urging of governor coming month it was after california protective it is your led the way, of course, their mayor demand their protective it is your put a bill on their desk a mayor with violation and come passion a governor but, of course, our governor didn't even know the meaning of the drums so - >> oh. >> it's a cheap shot i take it whenever i can (clapping.) we gave 5r7bd schwarzenegger a gift he didn't know but congratulations to our grand

marshall and thank you elected family of san francisco maliciously mr. mayor thank you for joining us everyday and a proclamation i would be remiss patrick scott has his bathroom walls covered now he's covering his bathroom ceiling and next one will be for the 20th anniversary thank you so much. >> (clapping) >> i assure you no one has been in my bathroom and who knew that tom wasn't the only comedian. >> so speaking of tom we're going to have a special introduction from one of his colleagues larry. >> oh, no

(clapping.) (laughter.) >> how many of you have seen tom spearhead before that's it i said it and tom said oh, no brilliant public school. i'm going to try really hard not to be an ass holy have to say back in the very early 80s when was the gay cancer not even aids tom and the late great gentleman get together to do something special i've also said this and will als also say this if it wasn't for ron and tom there would not be me and margaret gomez on and on of what came out of the valencia rose it was created by this gentleman over

here (clapping.) tom tom i'll never forget it once we forget our history we're doomed as a community. i've spent time over the years fist slapping though i think we're a bunch the faction groups that don't talk to each other i'm tied of you saying negative things about nellie queen there wouldn't have a been a stone wall we must remember our history and the gay comedy to the minute is this gentleman over here i've loved him for over thirty years and continue to love him my husband he's a loud old italian man we going both are he didn't take crap 2, 3, 4 from anyone he makes sure

that things are done he's a bright light we're for a very, very long time. he organized the gay taverns union of san francisco that's how far this guy goes back it's my honor to bring my old friend i say oldie don't get to see enough that's why i ask i please do this. ladies and gentlemen, the god montgomery mother of gay comedy tom (clapping) >> i'm sorry we're italians we're going to start crying i'm going to move on. >> well, there you are. it's also an honor to be here a

washington obviously in putting this condoms into blockages i didn't know it's a sex party and you had to invite the goats really >> (laughter). . so speaking of goats sacramento the town time forgot the lgbt community has really done a wonderful job integrating and you know, we talk about things that the mayor don't if you're talking immigration policy the lgbt are there if you're talking about health care the lgbt are there are and the housing, you know, housing in san francisco is kind of like me it's highly deservable but not envelope t