light coupling into the room i've been on the ground radio my brothers and sisters around the world and e-mails this morning when i got from asia from the mideast had me in tears people heard the supreme court decision and knew with we were doing with the u.n. and they have complete darkness now a ray of light (clapping.) please welcome handkerchief foundation board member since our inception and tremendous leader not just by the way in europe but annette travels the world speaking about equality (clapping.) >> thank you so much stewart as a member of paramount i'm so honored to be able to be here in

this grateful had them dream i'm also so honored to be an international board member of the harvey milk foundation we've earned the highest level of requirement across the global living up to the legacy of harvey milk all across the globally globe the foundation works groggy for the cultural and community to there will activities and stability and to collaborate with other minority groups collecting us to common humanity the harvey milk 34e89 was created at the direction of the integral guardian their not to be given anti lightly rather they worked go to individuals that reach across the globe and part of participates are nepz

desmond thank you, thank you barbara robtsd and wanting david notifying pr form i's chief of particle and common raiser for the disease and multiple grammy winner melissa were with the harvey milk melted we today recognize a man who was made our entire community better more judges and more human andmore enlightened today, we celebrate ambassador tomorrow there is still a lot more work to do we not only thank you and honor and appreciate the leading role you'll taken in the fight against discrimination and the fight for equality but also need you to bring that role if you are not along we appreciate you

are taking up this leading role to insure the lgbt people their core human rights please join me and harvey milk as we award the human rights metal to the secretary (clapping.) >> (clapping). >> i want to read the plaque the harvey milk honors metal united nations secretary general moon for providing spirited leadership and advocating for human rights for the lgbt community for unwavering commitment to equality for all

and pioneering work in establishing the unfree and equal campaign that that promotes vigil lgbt violent and highlights the lgbt examination as a core ingredient of social and celebrates go diversities without a doubt kwfks awarded today in city hall congratulations (clapping.) oh

photos photos. >> (clapping.) >> i miss harvey milk and the members of the harvey milk foundation honorable governor jerry brown and leader pelosi and honorable mayor, mayor ed

lee delegates and excellence sisters and the ambassadors of the for coming from united nations thank you for you're coming and joining a dear friends i truly honored by this legislature lunch and your recognition by this metal and you really gives me the opportunity to motivate myself and find myself better to work for free and human rights for everyone and i'm especially thrilled to be with you on today of. >> days for a day we celebrate not only the part of the united nations but marriage equality for all americans

(clapping.) truly this is a day for the history books when i woke up this morning knowing that this is a historic decision and wasn't sure of the decision fortunate time after 3 hours ahead for me, i was immediately able to see the news then i had from abc interview today, this morning and thought what should i say so this is not i said he wanted to say i didn't say or but wanted to repeat what i said he wanted to tell you i like the decision of the supreme court of the united states that paves the way for

gay and lesbian americans to have their relationship lightwellly recognized no matter what part of country they live in i've been a strong believer in equality and the human rights and integrity of lgbt people recognition of their relationship or support to widespread discrimination this ruling will help close that door and marks the great step forward for the human rights in the united states i join the lgbt community and it's million allies in celebrating this historic distribution thank you (clapping.) >> ladies and gentlemen, since arriving in san francisco last

time i have been distancing reminded the connection between this city and the united nations few other cities and place incredulous as proudly as san francisco the values of diversity equality, and inclusion it was from this building some 70 years ago that harvey milk helped to set and train americans gay rights resolution a revolution that continues to this day not only in this country but around the world he advocated here heros to protect the people from discrimination are the same majors that today we advocate to governments everywhere the

arguments he made not only about tolerance but to inclusion and acceptance are the same ones we eyed today as we convince the government to embrace protect and value all of your people including those how are lesbian gay, bisexual, and transgenders as secretary of the united nations i've been traveling many countries as everywhere there is discrimination i talked to heads of states of government sometimes i've been successful one day for example in just forgot the country and name - i'll come back (laughter) i talked to the president

quietly quietly through were two gay can you folks that were put to prison many years it was f it became a big news in the world so i tell him this is against the this is a violation of the human rights a principle and can you release them then i'm not going to say pubically if you release them i'll only welcome your decision then he said that i do not agree with our points i don't agree but since you're the secretary general of the united states i'll reconsider what i can do i thought it would take two or

three months for his decision to take then when we were having joint press conference he announced himself i'm partnering those couple right now then they were set free on the same day on the same day (clapping.) malawi this president unfortunate passed away and he's probably now he made the decision and he set free i was a successful but in some other countries when i raised this issue, of course con trags television station but i've listened to my appeal i'll

continue to help those people being discriminated dear friends i have a year and a half to go before i step down as unsecretary we have a gratefully to get done i know all right. when the time comes to look at my 10 you i'll feel an enormous pride i've been the first unsecretary general to push hard for equality rights for lgbt around the world (clapping.) for me as many people who have come to this course later in their lives it's been a journey

growing up in korea in the 1950s and 60s i didn't know anyone that was lgbt or at least i didn't knows i knew anyone. (laughter) sexual orientation and gender identities were about not issues we spoke about they were tab bus korea as know it is constitutional itching i learned to spoke out when i realized that people's lives are at stake it is isn't that simple millions of people in every corner of the world s are forced to live in hiding because the violence and discrimination and imprisonment because of who they or whom they

love today, i stand with them with the people rejected by the parents with the homeless transgender woman tonight has secure employment with a young couple told her for simply loving one another with the activities for standing up for human rights abuses and indisabilities suffered by the members of the lgbt are an outrage and front to the values of the united nations and to the very idea of universal human rights i consider the struggle to end those abuses to be a great cause on a path with a struggle to end discriminations against women and on the basis of race i'm proud of work toy appeal the

discriminatory laws and to open people's hearts and times in 2013 the unhuman rights office launched a unique campaign against home phobia and trans phobia the free and equal campaign when i first become secret general, i knew there was many staff that are living and hiding themselves who are very afraid of their coming out i invited some of them then, of course when jet general invite they should come (laughter) they all in groups we don't want

to take - they were the first person to take gopictures with secretary general, i asked him they were afraid of taking pictures they didn't want to be imposed i'll only keep for my record and give it to up personally so we took picture and i kept my promise without let me letting them exposed them and declared our united nations the best work place in the world we're people living with different sexual orientation will have no discrimination and that was a highly awe appraised

at the time and the next year they came with a calendar 6 pagendars they with they're for photos in the calendar every month they feel very proud they feel very proud (clapping.) ladies and gentlemen i'm on unlearning champion of that campaign and invite you to become champions to fight for justice is can't wait as a harvey milk community we'll do our best to keep his legacy for bach u walking for the rights of lgbt people everywhere thank you for this honor and for the work that each of you is doing to advance the ideals of freedom let's walk together to make this world better for where

everybody's hirlts and dignities will be promoted i'm coming to that and thank you very much for this accomodation thank you (clapping.) >> soy think this is a group that would be happy to take a photo with the jet general can i ask leader pelosi and mayor ed lee and our co-host shuttering and charles before we close it out with the leader of the campaign charles come up we'll do a quick photo bear with us

>> that was beautiful. >> thank you very much we're almost here. (clapping.) >> thanks very much. >> one more video you'll love it. >> nice to see you. >> so if you can bear with me

we'll show you the video that started it you'll see force behind free and equal mr. charles radcliff charles (clapping.) >> thank you rick i thank you everybody for honoring us with your presence today a host allows me to talk about the equal campaign i'm thrilled i get to do this in this place what i harvey milk and day when we're making history in the united states harvey milk taught us so much one of the things he taught us the power of hope he understood how governor hope and so for the most feel the most those sister if you want to change such got

to break the silence and get people talking his inspiration is the inspiration for the freedom campaign at that time of numerous change in lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgenders free and equal to spread truth and spread confusions that is an unpersistent uncampaign and wounded have got off the ground without the unwavering support of our sxrield secretary general campaign bills on the on and on work to persuade countries to stop prosecuting lgbt people and start protecting them legal change by itself wouldn't bring acceptance and equality if it is not matched did i social change in people's hearts and lives and attitudes and free and

equal we believe contributes to social change by challenging making a steeper showing lgbt people as they are equal with hearts and the same range of hopes and fears and delineates and interests and backlogs as smoj anything else and second empty breaking the silence of sexual qualify to kick start the conversations ash the world and third by sending a preliminary hearing to lgbt people everywhere their innovate alone the unstands with them in their fight for rights and respect and distinctive thing is the campaign is that is a uncampaign and accepting the authority of the unbranch especially with the

hostilities by having the message come from 9 unwe can legitimizes this campaign and lend support to all the harvey milk's out there who were fighting for change in their own countries and blooktd to the united states for enforcement celebrate support is another critical support since we've 4r5u6r7bd everywhere signed on 9 from rock stars to africa musicians and actors they've spread the messages and a and by the end of this year free and equal will reach 2 millions people and spin-off campaigns in 15 countries national campaigns one last exchange i think for any campaign is to try to find new ways to tell the store that

reckless nationals in diversifies cultural nourishment what works in california wouldn't work in cambodia and wouldn't work in johnsburg and wointd won't work in my life this speaks to the activists and invests to help to hone the argument and the word to get the argument across and we'll end with a two minute music video with a welcome to which we created to help to launch this campaign in india and we made it with our equate champion from india holiday star and is it tells the story of a traditionally middle-class that bring his boyfriend to meet the family the problem the family were expecting a young woman rather than a young man it uses

the holidays to see get people sharing and talking in a year it is the most watched video igniting huge interests in india and beyond the message is simple and appropriate it is of love it's a family value thank you very much i've enjoyed the welcome. >> (clapping). >> ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪

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shining clear we will make it happen (clapping.) >> so we have only one request of everybody in the room please use your network and facebook this and jointly us in free and equal thank you for coming today.

>> welcome to the wednesday, july 22, 2015 no, it's yes wednesday, july 22, 2015, meeting of the san francisco board of appeals the board president is ann lazarus this presiding officer and joined by commissioner vice president honda and commissioner swig and commissioner wilson will be absences today to my right it the deputy city attorney that provides the board with legal advice and mr. pacheco and mr. alec our legal