right now to be able to recognize a very special individual who is here with us, and that is jose julia saria, who is here with us in the audience. [applause] you do not meet that many heroes, but i think that's when you think of jose and what he has meant for the fight for civil rights in san francisco and throughout the country, he is up there with names like rosa parks, names like cesar he is truly an inspiration for anyone who believes in equal rights, freedom and justice. it's not surprising that so many members of the lbgt community are here, including supervisor britt, thank you for being here. let me tell you a little bit about why it's an honor to introduce a resolution before the board of supervisors and offer a proclamation that honors jose for his tremendous contributions to san francisco and declares may 22, 2012 as jose assaria de end at san francisco which may be the first time the city and county of san francisco has dedicated a date to him, and if that is the case, it's a long time coming and a long time overdue. he was not only a longtime leader of the gay community, but all