weiner. all the volunteers, thank you. [applause] >> please welcome one of our great straight allies, it simply member david chiu and his sonucas. [applause] >> good morning, san francisco and to our visitors, we want to welcome you to a classically hot and balmy day in our city. [laughter] >> thank you for taking part of this incredible ritual. this is my 11th year in public office. i have not missed this ceremony because of its importance, and i will tell you, another ritual i have is on saturdays, i always have my son. my 3-year-old son, this is his third pink triangle event. [cheers and applause] >> wherever he just went. [laughter]. >> i will tell you, this is the year where my son learned both about colors and about shapes. as we were dragging up the hill, i told lucas, i said, lucas, look for the pink triangle. i don't think he yet understands the significance of the pink triangle, but through the work that all of you are doing, he is learning his first history lesson of social justice and i cannot thank you, patrick, enough for that. [applause] >> i'm going to be very brief and simply to say, the pink triangle has s