and, thank you for joining us. i am sister roma. a 34-year member of the san francisco sisters of perpetual indulgence. [applause] >> it says "hold for applause." thank you. thank you. i am truly honored to join you today for this historical event. as your host, as we recognize the nation's first transgender history month right here in san francisco. [applause]

>> i would like to begin by thanking our wonderful san francisco mayor london breed for hosting us today and your incredible support of the trans and lgbt community and also the transgender for making this historic month possible. thank you to all the city and elected official leaders who are here joining us including dccc chair honey mahogany. supervisor rafael mandelman, si cilia chung and many more. so i moved to san francisco after graduating from college in one thousand nine hundred

eighty-five and within two years, i met the sisters and sort of was propelled head first into the front lines on the war against hiv and aids and began fighting for civil rights and the thing that has impressed me most about san francisco is our community, we are intelligent, we are compassionate, we are creative and we are determined. the sisters of perpetual indulgence started here in san francisco. we are the first ever gay men's chorus. we fought for the right to serve. we have laid down and screamed i can't breathe and black lives matter and worked with women and gun control. so it's very fitting that san francisco has celebrated this historic milestone. the birthplace of the

transrights movement. this month markses the 55th anniversary that took place in august 1966 in the tenderloin. the riot was a response to the ongoing violence and police harassment of transwomen and transwomen of color. the incident was one of the first lgbtq up risings in protests perhaps the riots gang

on a against the ongoing attacks injustice, and discrimination. san francisco has come a long way in strong policies and innovative programs. the transcivil rights heroes whose shoulders we stand on. this includes legendary transleader who are no longer with us that we recognize in spirit jazzy collins, fe leash shall flames, bobby jean baker many more one of our transelders and heroes. so thank you all. but also impressed me about

hour we couldn't do any of this alone and we're very fortunate to have such an amazing powerful ally right here at this beautiful in this wonderful city, please welcome the amazing mayor of san francisco london breed. [ applause ] >> thank you so much, sister roma and thank you to everyone who is joining us here today. it's so good to see you, donna, you're always here at all these amazing events and we appreciate your work and advocacy over the years. i want to recognize commissioner chung and thank you for your work not on behalf of just the trans community, but the city and county of san francisco. we're here today to celebrate an incredible milestone and supervisor mandelman, we

appreciate you so much so work for your work here in city hall, but i want to take this moment to just reflect back and just realize our assess joaquin torres is joining us. joaquin, why are you sitting down, you should be standing up. standing up for the trans community, buddy. an incredible ally. i want to take this opportunity to really recognize two really incredible people who have been extraordinary leaders in san francisco. first, aria sayed who has been just really amazing in leading the transgender district and really advocating and pushing and coordinating and collaborating and bringing people together to help push the city in a direction where we are doing incredible things. her leadership along with

claire farly who is the director of the first transgender initiative. but i've got to tell you, it's women like this, who are the reasons why we have been able to launch extraordinary programs that no one ever thought of. it is because of their advocacy and many of you here today that we launched the first program providing universal income for the transcommunity. so many gangs. but so much more work to be

done. that's here in san francisco. it's not happening in other cities across this country and we know that this movement goes back to 1966 as sister roma talked about. everybody likes to talk about stone wall as the catalyst, but we all know here in san francisco that it started right here and it took three years before it catapulted into a movement that continued on and to support and uplift the transcommunity. i have a very dear friend that i truly in the past '60s, '70s,

'80s, '90s to allow your child to be who they are born to be would not have been possible. had it not been for the extraordinary advocacy of this community. so it is so that we honor that history, that we honor that legacy. that we make those investments. that we continue to push and san francisco continues to be that example. this past budget season thanks to supervisor mandelman and other members on the board of supervisors and i see supervisor matt haney. this year, we put forth $12 million to make sure that we are investing in the first ever lgbtq museum in san francisco to highlight and document and maintain the

history of this community in our city. because it's such a rich history. because it is where the movement started. because we continue to be leaders in advancing the goals that are necessary to be supportive and inclusive and to make sure this community is not forgotten is not discriminated against, is protecting and supported and uplifted. it all sounds good in san francisco, but the reason why we recognize these milestones and we highlight them is to continue to make sure people know that there is more work to be done because there are still women and men and mostly transwomen who are being killed just because of who they are, and in san francisco, we recognize them, we honor their lives and we make sure that we

highlight the need for justice and highlight the need for changes, policies, to hold people accountable who would attack this community. in san francisco, we pride ourselves on being inclusive. we pride yourself on being the first. we talk about all the great things that we want to do, but we also need to make sure that with those words, there are deeds, there are policy changes. there are investments. there are things that will show a difference in peoples' lives, and so i really want to thank you all for being here today to celebrate what we will continue to do in the month of august to recognize this community and the person that i must credit for all of the knowledge and the understanding and the

information about the transcommunity is felicia flames. my relationship with her started many years ago before i was even on the board of supervisors, her telling me they always forget the "t" in the lgbt movement and i'm not going to let them forget the "t." she had a lot of courage along with donna and others who just would not back down and were not afraid at a time when they were not treated with a lot of love and respect, but they still stood strong and you're still here with us today, donna, and we're so grateful to you and we're so happy to have you and we're so grateful to felicia and her legacy and her work. she would be so proud of the many gangs that we've made. i know i'm proud of san francisco and i really want to

take this moment too to recognize our former mayor ed lee who started this first office of transgender initiative as a way to highlight and support this community and, claire, as i said has done an extraordinary job of bringing the community together and helping to make sure that me as mayor and other policy makers do the right thing and put our money where our mouth is. and so today, we're going to sign this proclamation to declare it officially transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco. so aria, before you say a few words, the rest of you, sister roma, please join me. [ applause ] >> that's a lot of whereas

clause. are we ready? ready? let's do this. [ applause ] >> it's official. [ applause ] >> thank you, mayor breed. thank you everyone. this is so exciting. this is history. this is our history. [ applause ] >> i would also just like to recognize the mayor's unprecedented leadership in this crazy time of the pandemic when who could have foreseen we

would find ourselves living through this once in a century catastrophe and you have rose to the occasion. keeping us all safe. so, you guys, we really have to appreciate our mayor. many of the women who started here before her, she is destined for more. we need to thank her while we still got her because she's going places, baby. [ applause ] >> so as we mentioned, we have some amazing leaders in our community and this next person has proven to be absolutely outstanding in everything and looking good while she does it. please welcome aria sayed. >> hi everybody. oh, no. that was a permission to respond.

hello everybody. i get really nervous actually when i'm asked to publicly speak and, you know, during the pandemic, we had the luxury of zoom and so i was able to do these speaking things in a room alone and now it's even more nerve racking because this is family. thank you so much, mayor breed, if for this moment. it's such a beautiful day today that it is transgender history month. it is also marsha p. johnson's birthday, a mother of our movement who famously said i want my gay rights now. and so it's very special to not only be celebrating the 55th anniversary of the compton's cafeteria rights and the amazing incredible history that we have as trans people. and so all my trans siblings in this space, i want us to know

how powerful we are and how resilient we are and how we are more powerful than our minds can digest and it was harvey milk who actually advocated for san francisco pride. once upon a time it used to happen in golden gate park and he fought tirelessly before, you know, but he fought tirelessly for pride to actually happen at city hall every single year because he said that queer people and trans people deserve to be at the seat of power in the city. and so i'm so grateful that we have this moment and that we have mayor breed and the office of trans initiatives truly advocating for trans peoples' history and our experience and culture and all the contributions that we've made to the world not just since 2007, but for the last hundreds

and hundreds of years to be known. and i want to also acknowledge some very special people that were also going to be honoring today which is ms. talara chang who was at the compton cafeteria riots who has been fighting for over 55 years for trans people and ms. si cilia chung since the 80s and 90s. and ms. camille moran. and i'm just so grateful to be soaking up this moment so i don't want to hold al. i do want to introduce a very special lady. she's a trans latina advocate. she's also undocumented and a doca recipient and she is actually a huge reason why today is happening. she has been fighting and advocating and harassing me and claire and everyone in between

to make this moment possible and for trans people to be heard during this month in this way. and so i'm going to ask that the ladies of the trans district come up with ms. jupiter peraza who is the director of our social justice initiative. [ applause ] >> sorry everyone. very beautiful earrings, but very hard to navigate. can you hold these? thank you so much. thank you aria. thank you, mayor breed for this wonderful opportunity. and, i just wanted to say that this is a step in the right direction. in order to understand our

community, we must understand the history. and, in a society in which trans people are regarded with so many misconceptions, it is time that we alleviate those misconceptions with education, candor, and legitimacy. when we learn about others, we learn about ourselves. what we have here is an opportunity, an opportunity to embrace how similar we are from one another. an opportunity to deseminate and uncover how much my community, the trans community has given up for the well being of all of us. trans people are my past, they are my present, and they are my

future and they are yours as well. as we have proven, we are capable of transending what is imposed on us to attain a life in which we are authentically and exquiz italy us. i talk about us and being us because we should talk about that more. and with transgender history month, we will talk about that. the goal is to remind every single transperson whether you're thinking about transitioning or you've lived years as the person that you were bound to be, how vital and how critical you are. you are a cornerstone.

you are a beacon of progress. thank you to all the leaders in this room. to mayor breed for welcoming this proclamation. you always know what the best san francisco looks and feels like. thank you to claire farley and everyone at the office of transgender initiative. you are representing us with might and cleverness. to honey mahogany for spearheading and breaking down barriers and most importantly, an immense thank you to the co-founder and president of the transgender initiative aria

sayid for being the leader our community needs. you are brilliant, relentless, when it comes to what direction progress is. and, to the ladies that stand beside me, we have a very bright future ahead of us. happy transgender history month everyone. [ applause ] >> i'm so motivated and inspired today. we're going to if you're following the program, we're going to change it up just a little bit. i would like to welcome -- it looks like she's being interviewed.

sicelia, would you like to come up and say a few words? >> hello everyone. thank you, sister roma. interestingly, i think in san francisco 1985 i started college. so we just dated ourselves i think. it's really wonderful to be here to be able to talk about the rich history and all the stories that san francisco represents for the transcommunity. i still remember the first time when i got to the city, i came here because i know my community was here. and i could find someone to understand what i was going through. san francisco will always hold and is still holding a very special place in my heart. this is the city where i began my transition. this is the city where i became

homeless. this is a city where i found a way out and this is a city who gave me these communities, you know, to serve in this privilege to be on different commissions to lead by different positions. i was lucky enough to be appointed to the human rights commission and then the department of public health, the health commission, i really am grateful for the opportunity to serve and to show the world that transpeople can lead too. it's not an accident that we see such a big and beautiful community here in san francisco. it was because of all the resilience we endure and all the fights we got into. by the way, i think we're also the first city that the

community actually fought with and made the supervisors apologize to the community. and to be able to see the progress means a lot and i'm old in a grateful way because i get to see all the young leaders emerging. and also to celebrate some of the names that maybe you have never heard of or maybe you know such as ms. major and marilyn robinson who recently just passed away. their leadership helped to save the movement today. without them, we wouldn't have

so many, social justice organizations that are being led by these beautiful transwomen. that shows we're capable of doing more. or and maybe one day, we will see a trans president. you can be as big as you won't because of the rich history because of all the giants who paved the way for us and thank you for being here and thank you mayor and making the office of transgender history month.

[ applause ] >> so we've seen some great leaders, we've acknowledged that we have new leaders who are giving us all hope for the future. i think one of the talents of our community is we've been compelled to re-elect them. please welcome supervisor from district 8, rafael mandelman and omar runcon. oh, well, he's an important person. sorry, rafael had to leave. i'm glad you're still here, mayor. thank you.

should we do the awards? >> what would you like to do, ladies? i'm always happy to introduce ms. honey mahogany. i like to always watch her meteoric rise to leadership and power here in san francisco. please welcome honey mahogany. [ applause ] >> thank you mayor breed, thank you claire farley. one of my truly best friends and one of the reasons why we are all here today jupiter peraza for her advocacy. i just want to say a few brief words about how we ended up here today.

when we founded the transgender initiative, that have been serving the transgender community for decades here in san francisco. that includes organizations like t.j.i.p.. it includes organizations like st. james infirmary and it also includes organizations like the q foundation. we all banded together because we saw what was happening to our beautiful city of san francisco. there was rapid gentrification and development that was displacing so much of our community from our beloved venues to our residents. back then, i was actually working as a social worker and one of the most heart breaking things that i would see is the transpeople who are displaced from housing in the city to places like pittsburgh and antioch who were displaced from resources, family, transportation, unwaebl to get jobs and i saw many of our

clients evolve and self-medicate and some even attempting to that he can their own lives and create opportunities for transpeople where we have been for more than a generation. so i amex streamly proud of the work the transgender community has been able when it was just getting started. since aria has taken leadership it has become an organization that's been internationally known. people are being housed, people are being given jobs, people are creating change in the physical environment of the

tenderloin and fighting for a brighter future where we can all still be here. so i just want to give a shout out to the entire transgender team. an ally to the trans community. he's an honorary trans. and, of course, the leadership of our mayor, claire farley, and all the supervisors who invested so heavily in the transcommunity. thank you for believing in this vision for continuing to fight for what is right for not just trans people, but for san francisco. so thank you. it's an honor to be here. [ applause ] . >> of course, honey is the

first elected black transchair of the d.c.c.c. [ applause ] >> the first trans president. where do i vote. i'm ready. so i believe that concludes our program. do you have something? >> sorry everyone. we didn't want to leave here without giving certificates of honors to members of our community that have truly shown their dedication, resilience and tenacity making sure our community is advancing and progressing. we have required certificates of honor from supervisor haney's office. we'd like to recognize and her monumental role in health

equity and social empowerment spaces for and by transgender people over multiple decades as a transgender activist. cecelia chung. [ applause ] next, we would like to give this in recognition of the tremendous contributions that she has made to the transgender community making institutional strides for equity during a time where opportunity and change for transpeople were limited, socially challenging and fatal. we award this to camille moran. and, finally, in recognition of her role as a transgenderer and queer freedom fighter at the cafeteria riots in august of 1966 and continued activism and public service for the

transgender community spanning over 50 years, we thank tamara change for her advocacy in the community. thank you, honey. and, we meant to supply cecilia chung with a certificate of honor not just from supervisor haney's office, and we have omar rincon who is here also to extend his certificate of honors to these three lovely individuals. however, cecelia, you already heard from her. but we wanted to present these certificates of honor for all they've done. >> that's wonderful. i'm glad you were able to do that. thank you all for joining us. let's mingle safely and if you are invited we will be doing

the flag raising on the balcony outside the mayor's office. you're invited to watch it from below. happy transgender history month. [ applause ] >> all right. are we ready! [ applause ] [cheers and applause]

>> 7 and a half million renovation is part of the clean and safe neighbor's park fund which was on the ballot four years ago and look at how that public investment has transformed our neighborhood. >> the playground is unique in that it serves a number of age groups, unlike many of the other properties, it serves small children with the children's play grounds and clubhouses that has basketball courts, it has an outdoor soccer field and so there were a lot of people that came to the table that had their wish list and we did our best to make sure that we kind of divided up spaces and made sure that we kept the old features of the playground but we were able to enhance all of those features.

>> the playground and the soccer field and the tennis fields and it is such a key part of this neighborhood. >> we want kids to be here. we want families to be here and we want people to have athletic opportunities. >> we are given a real responsibility to insure that the public's money is used appropriately and that something really special comes of these projects. we generally have about an opportunity every 50 years to redo these spaces. and it is really, really rewarding to see children and

families benefit, you know, from the change of culture, at each one of these properties >> and as a result of, what you see behind us, more kids are playing on our soccer fields than ever before. we have more girls playing sports than we have ever had before. [ applause ] fp >> and we are sending a strong message that san francisco families are welcome and we want you to stay. >> this park is open. ♪♪

>> supervisor walton: good afternoon. welcome to the september 7, 2021 regular meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors. in celebration. madam clerk, will you please call the roll. >> thank you, mr. president. supervisor chan. >> present. >> supervisor haney. >> present. >> supervisor mandelman.