the word "faggot" was thrown around it was an unsafe space. after the school-based initiative and after a pride seminar that we had at the school i saw a huge change in the school. i managed to come out in the middle of the assembly the whole school, and i was expecting a horrible reaction from everyone. but it was the most loving and respectful time. it was an amazing experience. if it wasn't for lyric, the school-based seminar, i don't know what would've happened to me. (applause) >> moderator: thank you roxie for representing. lorena larosa from carece. >> good morning, buenos dias. good morning, buenos dias. thank you. my name is lorena and i work at the central -- and resource center, carece. and i am the school liaison and parent trainer. today i will talk about a program that we offer at carece, second chance tattoo removal program, the only tattoo removal program that is free in the city. this program that we offer is for use; we offer intensive case management. if they need therapy, we offer that. the tattoo removal is court-mandated

they're out doing prostitution or because you don't want to go into a place where they call you a faggot. so to have a proper growth and development for them and so i think it would only be right for the commissioners to approve such a thing. okay. thank you >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm charles stevens i'm a case manager at the lyric be floektd the castro. i had to prepare a speech but i'll provide a prospective that's unique to me being on the ground level and seeing the day to day kind of need such as a the delores promise. at our organization we assist folks connecting them to resources, assisting them with name and gender change and providing them that food stamps. you name it we do that. the birth challenge we face and that's the population is accesss our services is housing. the need for a spectrum of let the record show housing is a real necessity. there are so many resources out there for people who don't identify as lgbt q. there are people dealing with substance you abuse and african-american and people dealing with dom

my son has been call date faggot on the schoolyard. this cannot be coincidence. a boy you address the board why so many families -- will you address the board about why so many families are leaving your schools? in five days, a school for 220 students, 65 parents have signed a petition requesting the removal of the interim principal. 100 parents have signed a petition to restore the parent liaison position. 115 have signed a petition requesting that the after-school program be restored print 103 parents have signed a petition asking you to give due process in the selection of the principal. our children are more than just c students. there is something that you can do about it. [applause] >> august and a teacher at harvey milk for 12 years -- i have been a teacher adds harvey milk for 12 years. i cannot stay and work under this leader. that is a hard decision, but i wanted out there for people to know. we have heard nothing from any of the school board members. we have that are district representative come down, give our community misinformation, cause more of pe

small moments that really speak to the culture of the school and so you can't stop every you are a faggot walking down the hallway, you can't stop every retarded. actually you can and you can do it in a way that really speaks to the dignity of all the children. as a teacher i think sometimes we have forgotten when you are a teacher, kids are going to cuss you out sometimes. you are not going to fall down dead if children say f-u when you walk down the hallway. it won't kill you to have an eraser thrown at you behind your back. that doesn't feel good. but you are going to survive. so when you walk down the hallway and you see some kid say something or you discipline them, right, let me back up. you walk down the hallway and you see kids you are not sure if they are playing or fighting or bullying, if thurpb trained as a teacher one of the things you do, just the way lee is talking about with this teacher, you do something that you don't even think about, which is you go up to the target and say, are they bothering you? in that moment you have reinforced the power of the bully because the o

i heard the word faggot on the play ground when i taught. the teachers were intimidated, they didn't want to be seen to have any empathy because that might reflect on them. it's crazy but that's part of the oppression. when we started to work on the legislation, i tried to an

i heard the word faggot on the play ground when i

i heard the word faggot on the play ground when i taught. the teachers were intimidated, they didn't want to be seen to have any empathy because that might reflect on them. it's crazy but that's part of the oppression. when we started to work on the legislation, i tried to channel myself back in the classroom, i taught for a number of years. we're hoping seth's law is the first of many. in addition to their reporting you also have to document, we feel like this is the science of it which, you know, sounds a little sterile when you consider the emotional loss, but that you document each incident as it happens so you have a record and you also look at the climate, the culture, and also the perpetrator. we have a second piece of legislation that calls for the restoretive justice element that people were talking about with regard to bullying, not just lgbt kids but in general. there was a sect committee this year of men and boys of color and that committee came out with a number of pieces of legislation all based on alerting to more programs, ac