they're at the brink of war in krimea. they were kicked out of the g-8. it's a bad brand. where there is anti-gay persecution and discrimination as well as other human rights abuses, there are many reasons to divest from russia and i encourage you to keep up the fight. thank you. >> thank you, [speaker not understood]. finally, i want to ask virginia, president of the board, directors of san francisco pride. >> good morning, supervisors. i'm gary virginia, a long-time lgbt and human rights activist and member of gays without borders and current president of the san francisco board parade [speaker not understood]. i'm here to ask you to educate the public on the dangers of russian lgbt and allies and putin anti-gay laws and ask the fund pulling the approximate 26 million it has invested in russian securities. the retirement board is the only city agency that conducts business with russia. it has been said the city and state should not be investing in russia for moral and economic reasons. it's not a place where there is rule of law. we should not be putting money at risk or