and with that, i'd like to introduce jonathan moscone, the son of mayor george moscone. >> hi. last time i was up here speaking, i got married to my husband, darryl carbonaro's around here somewhere, and willie brown made it possible. 40 years ago, san francisco lost its mayor, george moscone, and we lost our father. you know while i somewhat keep ourselves in the public eye, our family has remained private, opting instead to remember my dad, my mom's husband, as exactly that, dad and husband. we haven't forgotten who -- what he did for this state and this city, but he's the man who taught yus pedro and took us t the movies and to the theater, and whom we didn't see enough of when he was alive and whom he we'd give anything just to see again. five years ago on this very date, i spoke, as i'm speaking now, and i vowed that our family would never again mourn in public the death of our father. instead, we'd celebrate only his life. that life, which lasted 49 years, zero months, and three days, but who's counting, far outweighs the instance of the flash of time that took him away f

want to say a special thank you to the family of harvey milk and george moscone, especially jonathan moscone. thank you so much for inviting me to speak here today. it's a real privilege to speak amongst such incredible leaders, visionaries and public servants of san francisco. today, we are here to honor the legacy of two great leaders: george moscone and harvey milk. while their deaths were premature, they live on in the movement they established and continue to inspire. george moscone was our first mayor to ensure that the diversity of our city was reflected in city hall. he appointed people of color, days and le -- gays and lesbians and women and people of color in numbers never seen before. as a proud could president of the harvey milk lgbtq democratic club, i am thrilled to see this legacy thrive and this movement continue to build momentum. as a club, we were founded on the idea that queer people needed to organize for our collective interests and safety. we were tired of seeing our community overlooked and abused by the city and its institutions, institutions we we helped to build an