thank you so much. >> that is it for this episode. we will be back shortly. you have been watching san [♪]bq

festivities off right, we have a multi-talented singer based from right here in san francisco, willford graduated from the san francisco

conserve tore of music with master of music degree in voice and as a tenured member of the san francisco opera chorus. please welcome, willford kelly. [applause] q [singing] mb

? [applause] >> one more time for wilford [applause] come on, lift every voice. welcome once more to our thithe

city and county of san francisco.e of transgender initiatives acknowledges that we are 9. we acknowledge that we are on the unceded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone who are the original inhabitants an peninsula. as the indigenous stewards of this land and in accordance with their traditions, the ramaytush ohlone have never ceded, lost q1 onsibilities as the caretakers of this place, as well as for all peoples who reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors and rela their sovereign rights as first peoples. we recognize to honor oholone people we must embrace and collaborate meaningful how we care for san francisco and it

for more detailed information on how you all can engis important work we encourage you to visit district and the bay area american indian spirit, websites. thank you for your attenwith that, i want to introduce our first speaker for thday, it is with great pleasure that i bring forward the vewho declare a transhistory month. the very first person dcto declare transhistory month in the united states and the mayor who continues to workof the transcommunity.welcome, the honorable, mayor london breed. [applause] >> alright, ladies and gentlemen? thank you so much for being here to help us raise the flag for transhistory month in san francisco! [applause] and i want to acknowledge and appreciate wiener

and the work he did to not only support san francisco in all the things he does, but also help make it transhistory month in the state of california! [ and i want to shout out one of my friends over there--cooper, because i dont want her to curse me out after [laughter] sending you so much love and appreciating you for all the amazing work you have done and donna and folks to help lead the way. [applause] and--see, i get ÷.úlove instead of--that's what i love. i want to jupiter for all the 3+ amazing work you've done. [applause] because jupiter had the idea to come up with in san francisco three years ago, and she has been

really on the for front of doing a lot of the continue to insure that this tradition is not about together in san francisco city hall to celebrate, recognizing the stories of so many time and time again. there are so many extraordinary people that are joining us here y one of the first activist i met who helped establish the transcultural district, to help establish the first office jk5of transgender initiatives is a person who is now finally running it, honey mahogany. i'm like, finally! and i appreciate the fact she has been a appreciate the transadvisory mittee, because the things that have been brought to my attention as mayor, th#o the community based on experience, based on what you want to see happen of this amazing

community and because they have come we are seeing is investments finally. even in tough budget years, we still made the investments in many of the organizations to continue to great work and regardless of the complications around some of our initiatives, behind the scenes we have gotten very creative to insure those because we also know that consistently, every time we introduce a program, whether it is universal basic income to support tranple or transhome sf to end transhomelessness, whatever we do in the is constantly under threat from so but we are san francisco and some of the most creative people anywhere and we-where there isn't a way we find a way, and so many of you have worked with us to find a way to make sure that people who need it the most. i appreciate the work that we do together. i appreciate the advocacy and i

appreciate how unique san because of how this community has uplifted movement around ights in this country. you may san francisco-braef [applause] you make san francisco a model for the rest of the i want to thank each and every one of you being here for continuing to do the work and continuing to come together despite the obstacles. i am so excited to month, whether it is film festivals, activations, whatever it takes, it just really brings a spark to make sure that everyone across the united states america knows what we do, know who we are about and know that when they are coming for us, we are coming ck to hit hard! [applause] and last but not least, i want to agfor being here, but also recognize, san francisco was the first city in the world to esh

a drag laureate and i want to appreciate the work that darcie has been doing as our drag laureate. [applause] she is t just the lgbtq representative of the city, she is a ambassador for the city, period. so, thank you for your work and we are ay. let's have a great time in the month [applause] >> thank you mayor your constant allyship and inspirational work. she is an incredible mayor and you have [: done right by the transcommunity. thank you. coming up next, we have another champion for the trscommunity. this time from our state legislature. please welcome, senator scott wiener. [applause] >> thank you honey and thank you for first of all, i am here and foremost-to say thank you to all of you. there are so many people here in this beautiful space who 365 days a year to san francisco and across the

country and across the world, and this city is leading the way and it is because of you and i'm so deeply appreciative, so let's give all och of you a round [applause] so, we do not yet have a transmember of the california state legislature. i'm hoping that l change in november and we do have a opportunity. we are doing as allies everything we can to uplift transpeople and in partict and protect transyoung people who are under such severe assault now. we know there are forces in this country and we are seeing more broadly now with project 2025. tten over the fact we are no longer in 1950 or 1850 or whatever they want to bring us back to and that there are lgbtq pepeople of color, immigrants, the power structure who are helping make decisions in this country and

taking business and non profit world. they have never gotten over that and they want all of us to go away and of conot going anywhere. and they have ice and we know this. they made this choice around 8 year es after they lost--realize they lost, we beat them. who can we pick on next? who can we demonize next? who can we blame next? and it was transpeople. it happened. this was a deliberate choice a entire community, a community they thought would not be able to stick they were wrong. a community they thought they could just pick on and score political points. imagine scoring political points on the backs of children. that's what they are doing. in caliwe are having none that. that's why we- [applause] just a few years ago were

the first state to pass the law state of refuge for transkids and their families if they felt a need they could no longer be safe in their states, because x% state prison time orting their transkids and their access to healthcare. we passed legislation to expand access to competent healthcare for transpeople and non binary people and nder non conforming people in general, and just last month we passed and 61vernor signed into law legislation to ban forced outing policies. [applause] because, we need to be clear that as we correctly crit states, that we dont allow school districts in force teachers to out these kids to their parents, even if leads to violence or homelessness for those kids. i'm so proud of what we have been able to do in california. we still have so much work to do to support the transcommunity and i know we will get there and i am just so grateful to everyone for this amazing

community, this amazing coalition. let's celebrate transhistory month, this community is not going to erased and let's win. thank you. [applause] >> thank you senator wiener. we have spoken a lot acknowledge how intersectionality can stigmatze. especially immigrmono lingual. [indiscernible] the only twranz latinx led serving organization and speaking on their behalf is sophia, first hired by ella in 2018 and deputy director. please welcome, sophia derantes. [applause] >> good afternoon. hello.

sisters, brothers and siblings. my name is sophia. i'm the deputy director for--the only as just mentioned, the only trans lead organization in the city unty of san francisco and northern californ today, we gather to honor the history and residents of transgender people, particular the transgender women of color, who have been the as a mexican indigenous ansjnder woman in the tenderloin, i'm proud to stand before you on this sacred land. we are facing a critical in history. anti-transjnder bills are sweepithe nation.--our identities, voices and our life. but we will not be erased. we will not be silent. we will not be defeated.

we are descendants of a rich and broud heritage of--who our survival. we are the children of the aztecs, [indiscernible] many more tribes and we l not let anyone take that away from us. [applause] this will determine our fate.determine whether we continue to face and marginalizati can continue walking toward the we deserve. it will determine whether we can continue to work, to have access to healthcare, education and employment, or whether we--with our human rights. but, we will not be left behind.will

rise up. we will our voices, our votes and our collective power to defend justice, equality and freedom. we will show the world that we will no longer be ignored and that we longer be silent.tran sester, elders for our rights. let us honor the those we have lost to violence and discrimination and let us continue to fight for world where all transgender people can live with dignity and respect. [speaking spanish] thank you very much.

[applause] you sophia. in thstruggle for transliberation, our youth have taken center stage.beyond all decency become the victims of bullying by the bazaaring obsesive and insecure weirdoes on the right. and yet, and yet theyen brave enough and bold enough to continue to bethemselves and shine a light on the path towards liberation. this is why that we have lyric here in l[ on behalf of lyric is the tive director, giel chavez. [applause] >> hi, everyone. how's it going? as honey said, i have the honor and privilege executive director of lyric. that is actually the second largest and

second oldest queer youth serving organization in the country. [applause] and i think that is a testament to all of us of san francisco residents. atve one of the oldest organizations, because we continue to be san francisco, a sanctuary city, a beacon of our community. you know, i have been at lyric for about three years, and we have seen a severe increase in young people, in parents, as senator wiener mentioasking for support because they are sending their youth coming to san francisco because they know across the entire country, san francisco is where we will be safe. will be affirmed. san francisco is wher finally live our true selves and be in community. and be loved. absolutely. [applause] i just want to say, you know, today is a privilege for of us, but

i want to thank you again to leader, mayor london breed for your going against the grain and saying you know, we will continue to humanize and respect and love every single member of our community and we'll do jit unapology. i want to thank not only advocating for everyone in our community but doing it vel. i dont know how much you all realize what is safety act. you know, parents, community members, even across into the east bay are going and advocating for our young people becaare threatened in every school acrossthis entire state, so i'm hopeful that now that we have the safety act, our young people are going to be safe in their schools.us to celebrate. today is a opportunity for us to

acknowledge the history and everything we are endered as a community, but today is also a opfor us to call and rise up and to advocate for every single member of our community, because i tell you, e ready. our young people are unu apologetic. they are living their truth authentic selves because we were able that for them, and that is a testament of every single person here. thank office of transjnder initiative having me today. thank eryone for making this happen and let's keep at it. thank you. [applause] our next speaker, jupiter prazaa is a undocumented transwoman, activist and daca ripsent. rip cipient. a 2021 feminist policy fellow graduated with bachelors in international relation in with

miner in political science from san the policy maker behind transhistory month is we are soher here in san francisco and here with us today. please welcome, jupiter peraza. [applause] >> thank you everybody. happy transjnder history month. i loveis my new favorite month. i am so blessed and grateful to be here with you all. once again, welcoming and celebrating transgender history a month. ry very special one, considering this august is celebrated across the entire state of california. yes, let's give it up. [applause] san francisco became the first city in the nation history month, and california became the first state to recognize transgender history month. it iscredibly thrilling that

such a historic and commemoration began here in san francisco in august 2021 when signed a proclamation declaring august as transgender history month in san francisco. and to reiterate she said, tradition and invasion with san francisco. it is a characteristic that has made me a proud resident for all most 10 years, and as such, and as a creativity and imagination on behalf the transgender community, we have

service providers,akers, professionals and creators. san francisco has a transgender spirit. it has gone through so much change. it shed so many layers, but above all, it is and authenticity and being the city it is and i like to say san francisco uses she they pronouns. yes. okay. [applause] such initiatives have set a national standard. we continue to trailblaze a path forward, such as np)lthe mayor's incredible plan to transgender homelessness by 2027. it is a plan that requires all of our attention and all our support to be able to set up our community for success by having equitable access to stable and $3reliable housing. during my time at the transgender

districtlaunched and managed the organization first using subsidy program for transgender folks. known as housing opportunities for transgender tenants, otherwise known as the hot progratwo t. we were successful housing 8 individuals over one year and pay for 50 percent of their rent. survarinquiries at the end of the pilot program documented improvement mental health, financial stability, investment in high car ownership, entrepreneur sp a drastic improvement of since san francisco early days, the transgender community served as a cornerstone in making what it is today. it is only fair and just that the city us in the way that we have looked out for it or for her. sorry.

many of us have depended on the city for hope, protection and a plan forward. there have been moments in life in which i have felt utterly the response to the state of the world and state of transgender civil there have been moments in which the thought of moving forward in s felt profoundly painful and devastating. i amin those feelings. i know many transgender people of all ages across the country and around the world who feel exactly how i have felt. who feel the crushing weight of discrimination, viteral a crippling sense of loss. loss , of peace and justice, opportunities, family, love and a long fulfilling life. but during those moments of darkness, i am reminded of who i am and have become.

i did not come to be who i because i exest in i'm love, determination and power of the transcommunity i exist in now and the one that came before me. we are not alone and we never have been. we a community to guide us through the darkness. we are not here to tear each other down, uplift and empower one another. it our responsibility, san francisco transgender community, the of transgender ciil ri deliver a message of hope to all those in solitude, disenfranchisement and those who can count the number transpeople they know in one hand. and that message, i will need you all to join me chant to be able to do this together. i want repeat after me. if it applies, it applies. if not, please feel free to

join. i am trans-i am powerful-i am ant-and you will w me-f let's do it again. i am trans-i am will never destroy me.more time. alright? can we do that? alright. one, two, three. i am trans-i am brilliant-and you will never destroy [applause] as they say, if yogo fast, go alone, if you want to go far, go together. may we shape our future through the lens of our history.they will never be able to take away from us.p! history and future that belong and us only.

happy transgender history month everybody! [applause] >> thank you jupiter. thank leadership and you are the reason why we are all here today, so thank you [applause] td of our program, but we have one more thing to do. we are honoring two individuals ary contribution to the transgender community in san francisco and our first honoree is cal. cal is a transmarathonic inclusivity activist, educator community builder andpo et. competed at st. louis university.t in the 2022 san francisco marathon.york city marathon. [applause] and the 2024 los angeles marathon. what's next in 2025? what is it? berlen.

. took second place at chicago marathon and 2023 b non binary run club and professor at university of san francisco and continues to be committed to increasing tr queer joy. please come forward, cal kalamia. ?é [applause] >> hello. i'm going to say a few words. thank you so much for having me. it is truly such a honor to be here. among such ground-breaking contributors to a better world for gender expansive people. my name is cal. my pronouns are he or they.

i'm trans. i'transand i don't know if i could be this proud if i san francisco. in i was midway through my 4th year as a public high school teacher in the city. i started pushing on local foot races more inclusive to transand non binary participant with registration option and opportunity to run and recognized for who we are. beta breakers was the starting point for me and out pouring of support from the community in san francisco and the bay. pushed me to continue to do more the globe. i went on impacted change at countless races, including the san francisco boston and berlin--now all have non binary divisions. [applause] thank you. while the current political climate to demonize transathletes, i wanted to find a way to create a narrative of joy through

movement for transnon binary folks. in 2022, i founded non binary plus run club whice in golden gate park. you can walk, bike or run with us.q i'm not recruiting but not not recruiting. i was reported to the u.s. anti-doping agency for my use of gender affirming testosterone and ght to continue running was on the line for months. i was crushed. the agency demanded invasive documentation to prove the medica and i said, no. i shared my story with the internet and the pressure mounted and i was granted unprecedented exempson to continue to compete. [applause] this la the ground work for more inclusive policy for transathletes which is huge.cñ people often ask me, how do udo it and you do with such a smile

sphobia, to give up the of hatred, i know i'm supposed to and that is precisely will never. [applause] i do what i do to leave pink and white and baby blue footprint so the world knows transperson was here. a transperson ran this i want a world where young people do not think transness is a death senseance and parents do not a world being transand black and transis where transpeople are loved. the gift of individuals such as honey mahogany and jupiter zations such as the ending transgender homelessness initiative cannot resilience and efforts of the san francisco communie needle, especially the intergenerational labor of transwomen of color which set the stage for queer liberation as we know it today. transpeople are not just worth it. we are so much more then deserving of basic human rights and digni we are brilliant by nature.

too expansive to to limiting notions of who people are supposed to be. ers, our wisdom and light can only shine when we are when we talk about the global conversation about gender affirming care, let's get one thing straight, pronouns and bathrooms in transition related medical care are affirming care. access to sports is gender aforms care. a city addressing the most pressing crisis munity, values the transcommunity members setting the tone for seismic shift in the global landscape that affirming care. to envision the world we want to the work we do in our city is hope. thank you so much. [applause] but certainly not least we have with us the ar nicky known as

[applause] tida ida is a hiv aid transjnder activist from ñáthe philippines. has worked with the san francisco aifilipino task force on aids and are currently works as a mmunity health center where she has been many years.initiatives to combat hiv and aids 90 and raised support for the transjnder w center and aid housing alliance in san francisco. she received numerous 'úq4awards for incredible contribution to transgender law center [indiscernible] asian ss grassroots award and san francisco pride--today continues to be active in the community through her work with the san francisco community health center. san francisco transmarch and transday of disability and so much more. to inspire and mentor young transwomen to be the change thsee here in san

francisco. ida. [applause].a >> hello san francisco! [applause] yep. you heard it. my name is nicky, but i think tida has less warrants of arrests, soi use but, i have been here in the united states bay area since 1989 can safely say and you know, say that san francisco made me who i am.

because, this is a city where you can be yourself, you can also do all you want to do achieve, and of great people here who are making sure to be a safe place i worked for the san francisco community er, formally known as api wellness center. i think many of you know that it is the home of trans, drop in center for community and we courageously took a leap faith to secure a building for 5 years, 6 thousand square foot. we have drop-in, you have counseling rooms. we have a beautiful open space that you and so many more. and then, we also ha, we took over it is a 86 bewe

provide different services over there, and now actually we do list, which is really interesting because we want to make sure no one is out in the street. transgender person is out in the street, so we process simpler and everything faster. wanted to say here, i don't usualllike prepared speeches. i always want to speak from the heart and i always want to speak from my experiences. recently, actually just last monday-how many people know cecilia chung? we know cecilia. she is my buddy buddy.rson i can call at 2 o'clock in the morning and i'm really pissed and she will listen to me.st came back from munich germa international aids conference, which i think i will pitch that we should send representatives there, because it such an amazing amazing

conference for folks who the global hiv is different from what we have over here in the united states. it is really--i met someone from o is so proud of her program and when i as do you receive? she said, $10 thousand. i said, for what, a quarter or something? no, for the whole year. i can $10 thousand really do for us here?that really we take care everybody from outreach workers to the top. it is a very different different view out there. i encourage you all to learn more about what's going on in the hiv world globally. [applause] so, we were at the international aids conference, by the way, munich was so hot. i was like, oh my my take away, which resonated

to what i do now here san francisco, everything was in german, but had english channels, but the word that kept coevery four seconds, every five seconds was kamala.was really being celebrated over kind of like, the world is watching us.. as leaders, we cannot fail this people who are watching us to make sure we the right decision. second, this conference has i am not a speck, i'm just a lint this big conference. all the folks that i met that are living in south africa and places they can't thrive like us are asking, is san francisco a beautiful place to live how do you manage in san francisco?whole life flashed in

front of me, 1989 i have seen how every year and i bet neone can do this, every year something good happens for the trans community here. from legislation from laws and also from telling hyú3united airlines at one point i was--we told them, we are not doing business with you if you don't include trans healthcare. [applause] and we are a major hub here of united. every year, think all the things our great people in san francisco do wtfor the trans community. i xoe know there are that need to be celebrated and uplifted also, but i think community has very different needs and we want to make sure that we address those. kept me in this work, what kept me doing all the work i do right now, not

only did i learn how to be solution oriented, but i learned how ate with each and everti where the breakdown happens when we have two different opinions and k3 leave it at that. we need to communicate, express each ot come up with solutions for our community. that, thank you so much. mayor, thanou thank you. thank you. love you all. [applause] >> alright. we have been given the queue. there is a wedding coming, out of here, but before we do that, i want to say one last thank please give it up for chery, ostry and shane who helped organized everything guys are amazing and did an credsable job. thank you,b have an amazing transhistory month. the hallway in front of the mayor's office. have an amazing august, y'all. thank you so much. [applause]

i'm currently an h2 firefighter for the san francisco fire department. i servez6d active duty in the navy. i wanted something that was going to be in the field, but not necessarily stay in a hospital setting and i didn't want to stay in an office and this job kind of looking for. everyday's different. there's always something new and to learn.d my first introduction

to the department was being surrounded byeople of the lgbtq community. and so we were able to get, you know, it just made things a talk to people aboutings that people necessarily wouldn't understand. i've had to hide myself. able to come out. being able to understand many his and being able to do things in had that sense, it's very liberating to be able to speak like this this city in particular it's a mecca forlgbtq+ community. you know there's so much historyehind it and being part of this community that now accepting us for who we are we're able to just be ourselves. any time somebody finds out i am a member of the gay community,et anybody talking about me nothing at all. it's just oh, cool. you hav partner? like yes i do. they start asking about that and h you become part of the family and here in the san francisco fire dep really is just one big family. you know it was my a san francisco fire department member and i'm here.

>> the vibrant south of market neighborhood in san francisco is deep lee rooted filipino if fluences to shape the cultural identity. soma pilipinas known for art scenes is home to growing filipino comm for generations. >> soma pilipinas is a community, the village that has been over a hundred years in the making. this many generations of filipino from the turn of the century, to the present. continues to be a gateway community for a lot of filipinos just arriving the philippines. >> one of sth most prominent

scines is filipino owned businesses become staples in the neig restaurants like manila bowl and jp restaurantoffer [indiscernible] >> we call it [indiscernible] this is my passion.ody's who came right now. ght here. community is like a >> the eatery serve mouth watering dishes and provide a sense of home to the filipino commdyunity,traditions passed down generation. >> a filipino restaurant utilizing california ingredients we ho traditional family recipe [indiscernible] we shop in the market 2 to 3 times a week. we make the filipino cuisine proud in >> along with the culinamxry

deliteds, soma philippine ow is home to san francisco top mix aulgists. filipino artistry is a facet soma pilipinas rich tapestry. the råfilipino cultural heritage district transformed public spaces into canvases that depict the stories and >> parlt part of the work we do is support filipino artists to work with community to designs that really reflect the rich history, the cultthe struggles and triumps of the filipino community. >> the presence of the filipino cultural center which offer workshops, laand community resources is a testament to the community efforts to promote the heritage. >> features the [indiscernible] philippines which is a genous community weaving

textiles and tapestry for hundreds of years so proud to feech were modern ones and very antique ones and showcase fashion community and we are inviting everybody to come experience >> the center not only caters to community, but welcome all who wish to learn about and embrace culture. >> we want to develop a cultural district where you have the young generation learn their history, language and culture and where you have the seniors be part of the cultural and share their stories and their traditions, and continue to grow young in the neighborhood. >> the intersection part of san francisco provides a unique back drop for a thriving community embracing the past while looking to the future. the filipino influence ingrained in soma serves as the power of cultural diversity and importance of celebrating in our ever changing world.

government television. >> my name is kevin roger tang one live owners and at a 2 owef in the sunset so the bayview store we have music so every purchase counts for either the charts and the tri work chart that is acquired best friends we love why not share that and would the community here in the bay. and open up an eco but unfortunately, the covid hit by the we got with the social media and engaged and bring in peopl within the being sure like pop

and the instagram live or hip hope to bring that the bayview k pop community and we and hello we're a collective st socc around us within us has the cards people like to collect and try to collect limited edition mr. sincroy like a state university or memorial and we have which is a venue for people to kind of make new friends and open up they're a goods and invite people to stay and oftentimes see the context we're fortunate and everyone is super s loveable to sum up i guess two is a second home (bro people visit. >> and connect this place eve if it is really cool.

>> san francisco is a city known for music and art and we at the pop store we to go show the k love diversity of music and the way of the community. >> it is safe place it is a dmrofr new things d any friends and it is saying hello 2050 carville from 1:00 p.m. to; 6:00 p.m. and followup on the