nice things about the mayor at them event. i do. i do. because this is a mayor who has been committed to our queer community from before she was the mayor. but as mayor, consistently. she released her budget when you look at the budget you see new investments, yes in queer culture and arts and in our vulnerable populations in elders, upon had beeneds of new units for queerelderly folks. and we will get that building one of these years we hope. money that is property bout and thank you, mayor, for doing that. and invest nothing so many other services for vulnerable queer folks and did it again this year. we talked about the hate that has been directed at our state senator. hate directed at kids, toochlt and other queer organizations.

and laura from lyric thank you for the work you do for our kids. [applause] there are bomb threats manage to queer organizations and the mayor put in the budget in addition to ending transhomelessness and invest nothing queer eldand vulnerable queer populations she put in money to keep the organizations safer and deal with public safety needs. thank you and happy pride, everybody. [applause]. >> thank you. supervisor, mandelman i appreciate that and i said you went through the budget that fast? i also want to acknowledge that supervisor walton and supervisor ronen were here earlier for the flag raising and had to leave and at this time i want to ask supervisor dorsey to say a few words. [applause]. thank you, mayor. thanks, everybody.

you know it is really important that pride theme be looking back and moving forward. i'm reminded it was 21 years ago i worked in the city attorney's office one of the 2 queer executive staff members along with then assistant city attorney terry stewart now a justice of the appellate court. first case we had in 2003, we won final case that was challenging. our domestic partnership equal benefit's ordinance. we could not have known a year later then mayor newsome will issue major licenses to same sex couples and we did not know it would lead to a legal battle strike brown major law in california and could not have known later that would be over turned by prop b. we could not have known the

legal battle from that would 4 years after that strike down prop b. and 2 years after that achiefed major equality across the nation. [applause]. here is when we do know. when leadership happens on the cause of lbgtq+ equality and protecting our communities and advancing important things like a drag laureate and ending transhomelessnessch what we know is that leadership will always come from the city and county of san francisco. we can be proud of that and happy pride, everybody it is great and honor to be here. [applause] >> thank you. and i want to at this time acknowledge patrick carbon and he work that he is doing with the pink triangle. [applause] the celebration is on the 17th of june at what time? 11 o'clock, darcy du have

something else? >> 11 o'clock. hopefully you will join with the pride brunch and so many other great events and activities. i want to just acknowledge we have an amazing host committee and protocol office and new chief of protocol mayorium and her team more an and listen -- along with support from tom horn, they are the ones who help to put this celebration together. i want to thank our council generals from mexico and peru for joining us today. and wonderful partners. [applause] and norway. japan. norway. we have -- a bunch of our counsel generals joining us will take a celebration like this and share this with places where they come from throughout the country and the world. and i'm looking forward to as i

said celebrating pride uplifting the community. we have our state and local leaders. department heads. commissioners. and our community advocates, ambassadors. if you are not here i don't know where you are. but the fact is i said throughout the challenge senator wiener talked about, there has to be celebration, too and a moment to take a lot of prior in everything that so many of you have fought for in some case like donna ford generations. we are glad to have leaders in the communities here. and we are glad to officially now as we raise the flag as we celebrate to officially declare it lbgtq+ pride mont in the city of san francisco! [applause]. >> and before we close out this wonderful ceremony and we have

champagne and cookies. i don't know if you notice the flag with the decorations when you walk in. that was our art's commissioner ricardo. who is fabulous. and he wanted do something special. we'll open up to international room for all of you to enjoy one another's company and take a moment to appreciate that. and before i move on i want to ask because she did an amazing job cohosting equity california event. ask our controller cohen to step and up say a few words. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. i commends you for sitting through so many speeches. my remarks will be brief. i say raise a glass, celebrate and remember those who showed us we stand on and happy pride. [applause]. all right, san francisco!

let's turn this city out! thank you all so much for being here! [applause] >> happy pride. everyone. [applause] [crowd noise].

[music] >> amazing. incredible for the city. for the citizens. for our visitors and the fire department and our public safety partners to come together today and to celebrate pride weekend. >> i came because this is my first, year of pride and i wanted to experience with my mom. i'm most excited for everything i will see. celebrities just surrounded by so many fun people. my besties. we'll have a great time. >> >> i'm most excited about the expression of freedom and things which have to be this way well is no other way to do it. everybody is wrong and we should

all be like the pride people and proud to be who we are >> we are here to celebrate pride >> san francisco pride. it is my first one experiencing the new atmosphere and learning. >> my first one, too. >> so close we could not pass it up. it is san francisco it is the biggest ones can you pass it up. [crowd noise] [music] [crowd noise] >> it means everything that we have a common goal a common operating picture and a common mission. it is great to be together and walk together and show that. [crowd noise] [sirens].

the message is the lbgtq community is reflect in the our police department in san francisco. it sends a message that there are members of the department the police department, sheriff's department, fire department that are just like the people that we encounter in san francisco. and i think it sends a message of hope the more we honor the lbgtq community now, the stronger we can be in standing up against those that don't want our representation. [crowd noise] [music] >> [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish].

[crowd noise] [music] [music] [drums] [crowd noise] this is my first

time at the san francisco pride even though i have been here a couple years, i felt like now was the time to go. um -- really just coming to show my support and love for the whole community out here. um, i'm really excited to be here today. >> i think i am most excited be such an arc mazing community come together. just the love and support i think that especially in san francisco, um, people bring together it is this such a deep feeling. and i'm excited feel that today. [crowd noise] [music] [music]

[sirens] [music] [crowd noise] whoa! [music] [cars honking] [sirens]

[music] [horns] we never been to a parade or something like that. >> i'm excited for the parade never been to an actual pride parade. pretty pumped. [crowd noise] [music] i'm

excited celebrate with all of my queer people and to stand together in a hard time like we affirm each other and support each other. >> same, ditto. >> [laughter]. [music] [crowd noise]. you love who you want to love >> happy pride. >> happy pride! >> go san francisco! happy pride! happy pride. >> happy frigin pride, everybody. [music] [music] happy pride!

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a city like no other, san francisco has been a beacon of hope, and an ally towards lgbtq equal rights. [♪♪] >> known as the gay capital of

america, san francisco has been at the forefront fighting gay civil rights for decades becoming a bedrock for the historical firsts. the first city with the first openly gay bar. the first pride parade. the first city to legalize gay marriage. the first place of the iconic gay pride flag. established to help cancel policy, programses, and initiatives to support trans and lgbtq communities in san francisco. >> we've created an opportunity to have a seat at the table. where trans can be part of city government and create more civic engagement through our trans advisory committee which advises our office and the mayor's office. we've also worked to really

address where there's gaps across services to see where we can address things like housing and homelessness, low income, access to small businesses and employment and education. so we really worked across the board as well as meeting overall policies. >> among the priorities, the office of transgender initiatives also works locally to track lgbtq across the country. >> especially our young trans kids and students. so we do a lot of work to make sure we're addressing and naming those anti-trans policies and doing what we can to combat them. >> trans communities often have not been included at the policy levels at really any level whether that's local government, state government. we've always had to fend for ourselves and figure out how to

care for our own communities. so an office like this can really show and become a model for the country on how to really help make sure that our entire community is served by the city and that we all get opportunities to participate because, in the end, our entire community is stronger. >> the pandemic underscored many of the inequities they experienced on a daily basis. nonetheless, this health crisis also highlighted the strength in the lgbtq and trans community. >> several of our team members were deployed as part of the work at the covid command center and they did incredit able work there both in terms of navigation and shelter-in-place hotels to other team members who led equity and lgbtq inclusion work to make sure we had pop-up

testing and information sites across the city as well as making sure that data collection was happening. we had statewide legislation that required that we collected information on sexual orientation and our team worked so closely with d.p.h. to make sure those questions were included at testing site but also throughout the whole network of care. part of the work i've had a privilege to be apart of was to work with o.t.i. and a community organization to work together to create a coalition that met monthly to make sure we worked together and coordinated as much as we could to lgbtq communities in the city. >> partnering with community organizations is key to the success of this office ensuring lgbtq and gender nonconforming people have access to a wide range of services and places to go where they will be respected. o.t.i.'s trans advisory committee is committed to being that voice. >> the transgender advisory

counsel is a group of amazing community leaders here in san francisco. i think we all come from all walks of life, very diverse, different backgrounds, different expertises, and i think it's just an amazing group of people that have a vision to make san francisco a true liberated city for transgender folks. >> being apart of the grou allows us to provide more information on the ground. we're allowed to get. and prior to the pandemic, there's always been an issue around language barriers and education access and workforce development. now, of course, the city has

been more invested in to make sure our community is thriving and making sure we are mobilizing. >> all of the supervisors along with mayor london breed know that there's still a lot to be done and like i said before, i'm just so happy to live in a city where they see trans folks and recognize us of human beings and know that we deserve to live with dignity and respect just like everybody else. >> being part of the trans initiative has been just a great privilege for me and i feel so lucky to have been able to serve for it for so far over three years. it's the only office of its kind and i think it's a big opportunity for us to show the country or the world about things we can do when we really put a focus on transgender issues and transgender communities. and when you put transgender people in leadership positions. >> thank you, claire. and i just want to say to

claire farly who is the leader of the office of transgender initiatives, she has really taken that role to a whole other level and is currently a grand marshal for this year's s.f. prize. so congratulations, claire. >> my dream is to really look at where we want san francisco to be in the future. how can we have a place where we have transliberation, quality, and inclusion, and equity across san francisco? and so when i look five years from now, ten years from now, i want us to make sure that we're continuing to lead the country in being the best that we can be. not only are we working to make sure we have jobs and equal opportunity and pathways to education, employment, and advancement, but we're making sure we're taking care of our most impacted communities, our trans communities of color, trans women of color, and black

trans women. and we're making sure we're addressing the barriers of the access to health care and mental health services and we're supporting our seniors who've done the work and really be able to age in place and have access to the services and resources they deserve. so there's so much more work to do, but we're really proud of the work that we've done so far. [♪♪]

>> my name is holly doudiet. h2 firefighter with the san franciscowired. what inspired me to be a firefighter was in 2008 i graduated college . the recession had happened so there weren't any jobs. i was having troublefinding a job. and i was kind of looking around . my dad was a firefighter and i thought what a great career he had. so i asked my dad, never thinking about it at first before. i said dad, what you think about me being afirefighter and he goes yeah, thatwould be a good idea . i took some classes, i ended up loving it . i grew up and actually and i think it was a good fit for me because it's a physical job and

it's enjoyable. you never know whatyou're going to get and it's a team effort . i first realized i was part of the lgbt+ community in sixth grade. i looked on the other side of the classroom and i sawthis girl i thought was really attractive and i thought i want to be her boyfriend . though my experiences in the city growing up in the city and countyof san francisco were always verypositive . i came out in high school . i actually ended up being prom king my senior year in high school and a lot of peoplewere very supportive . myparents were very supportive . they just let me do my thing and my dad knew of a lot of lesbian women in the fire departmentthe time because he was a san francisco firefighter . for me it's very important to be part of a community and organization and an agency that supports my lgbtq status

because if you're not yourself, how can you perform to the best of your abilities? you're always holding back in some way whether it's your personality or your abilities or your overall skills and with agency that supports me being a lesbian i can truly be myself. i can be happy. i can be social with other people. it makes me want to work as a team and we all work better together when we are happier and we can be ourselves. >>. [music] >>

>> good afternoon and welcome to the san francisco planning commission hearing for thursday june 1, 2023. to enable public participation sf gov tv is broadcasting live. each speaker will be allowed uch to three minutes is and you will hear a xhime indicating your time is all most up. when your time is reached, i will announce your time is up. we will take comment from persons in city hall first and then open up the remote access lines. for