as well as donna persona. want to acknowledge the executive director for pride who is joining us today. thank you so suzanne ford for your hard work in making pride really special. [applause]. the new generation of leaders in the trans-community stand on your shoulders. we are grateful to welcome you all here to san francisco upon city hall to celebrate transgender history month in the city and county of san francisco! [applause] thank you, honey for that great land acknowledgment. and what i love so much in talking about san francisco on such a special occasion is not just that our city is a resilient city because of the community what they represent in terms of the history the transgender movement, which really, truly was at the center of sparking a movement for lbgtq+ community and san francisco as a city of firsts. when you think, people continue to talk about stonewall the first known movements in history that occurred in new york. and we all know in san francisco, that if we don't talk about our history,