major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us dra

billy cooper, and i live in san francisco. i'm a 64-year-old unapologetically black transgender woman, a transgender woman that you're trying your hardest to shut down in my community. and the world is my community. so i have a message for you. why don't you give me a call or send me an e-mail, so we can talk? >> reporter: that's right. a really powerful message that resonates here. and also it's a part of this march that's going all the way to turk and taylor streets. we'll have the details later on tonight. back to you. >> jose, thank you so much for that report and sharing all their stories. we appreciate it. >>> as we mentioned, the trans marches are happening as lgbtq+ rights are under attack all over the country. the human rights campaign says more than 500 bills restricting the rights of lgbtq+ people were introduced in state legislatures this year. at least 75 were signed into law. >>> and at city hall in san francisco, it was a big day for couples. 250 of them tied the knot today. one bride shared with us the importan

major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us dra

major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us dra

major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us dra

major, jell neta and billie cooper. thank you. [applause] and everyone here knows and foals that this pride is more important than ever. you heard it from everyone up here. our theme this year is looking back and moving forward. and make no make that moving forward will be quite difficult. we are facing things we have not faced in 20-30 years especially the transcommunity. we are under attack, our community, city and our way of living are under attack. it is especially painful for me to see this persecution aimed at trans-children, families and adults all over red states and here in other parts of california that are not liberal cities. i was one of those trans-kids in the 70s. grew up in kentucky. i did not disclose my identity because i was afraid. there are millions of those people now in red states looking at us with fear. they wonder is san francisco the place you can come and be who you are. i'm here to say we are that city. so upon given circumstances, san francisco pride invites you to join us on pride weekend. help us dra