really impact lgbt individuals. i think coming to the training, i bring a lot of passion for the subject, but it's easy for the passion to sometimes turn off other people who may not share my views on the subject. so it's helping to create more effective advocates. well, when you are dealing with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender population, you have to be aware of the unique culture that people come from and also the discrimination and stigma they have suffered, all which can contribute to substance abuse, as well as to relapses in treatment. and those pile on other stigmas and discrimination that people face and you have to understand the whole gamut of identities that people bring. and this is a very good place that training helps you do that and then helps to translate that into a treatment approach. i also find that depending on the nature of the room, when you can walk around the room, it's a great way to make that connection with someone. yes, i hear and get right up to them and at the same time- i thin

really impact lgbt individuals. i think coming to the training, i bring a lot of passion for the subject, but it's easy for the passion to sometimes turn off other people who may not share my views on the subject. so it's helping to create more effective advocates. well, when you are dealing with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender population, you have to be aware of the unique culture that people come from and also the discrimination and stigma they have suffered, all which can contribute to substance abuse, as well as to relapses in treatment.

this is across the lgbt and allied community. through our transgendered economic empowerment program, which have conducted 150 job placements. recently, the initials of "rc," she was except for her gender expression. she was still unemployed without housing and money. she applied for the goodwill pop up store, wrotand she is once an receiving credits. there is another who went on to take a leadership role in the hiv prevention. also, one young man from our stpr

this is across the lgbt and allied community. through our transgendered economic empowerment program, which have conducted 150 job placements. recently, the initials of "rc," she was except for her gender expression. she was still unemployed without housing and money. she applied for the goodwill pop up store, wrotand she is once an receiving credits. there is another who went on to take a leadership role in the hiv prevention. also, one young man from our staff program, which is a program for newcomers in san francisco, and we will call him bill, a ride in san francisco from ohio to pursue a new life -- arrive in san francisco from ohio. we got him tested, and he tested negative, thank you. he met someone he really liked, and that person turned out to be hiv-positive. he had never encountered this before in dating, and he was not sure what steps to take. we helped him to have safe sex with his partner. they are still together, and bill is still tested hiv negative. so, in short, the center has helped community members with a bro

lgbt youths are more than four times more likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts. in san francisco, they were 8.4 times more likely to report attempting suicide. we are near the year 2010, you still have many teenagers and young adults throughout this country that are driven to suicide because of a trauma of being bullied. we need to do something about that. close to 90% of those students experienced some form of harassment at school in the previous year. that means almost nine of 10 have experienced harassment. we are lucky that we have a board of education has been very sensitive on these issues and was creating a safe classroom program which makes the safety of these kids a top priority. even though san francisco unified has been working on this, there is still work that needs to be done. that resolution basically makes it clear that the board of supervisors and the city of county of san francisco firms the importance of maintaining a social safety net for lgbt youth. it resolves that the board of supervisors encourages schools, colleges, universities to increas

counseling center, and it was one of the last lgbt-focused counseling centers, and in the height of the media and the focus on lgbt youth, i want to note that san francisco is doing their part to close down the resources we have. supervisor chiu: before we continue with the rest of public comment, we had two commendations that was a postal worker at 3:30. if you want to stand there, i want to make sure we keep the order in line, and if i could ask my colleagues to present their commendations, we will go right back to public comment. it will probably take about five minutes. supervisor mar has our first commendation. supervisor mar: thank you. i am also going to share this with supervisor mirkarimi, who knows deanthony jones as well. now the sacramento state student, he is receiving a tremendous honor in a few hours at the theater across the street with the announcement of the brown or use award, the incredible national awards of a young, bold, and courageous environmental leaders and environmental justice leaders, and he will be honored later tonight at those awards of 5:30 and i be

and the city of county of san francisco firms the importance of maintaining a social safety net for lgbt youth. it resolves that the board of supervisors encourages schools, colleges, universities to increase their efforts to stop borrowing, raise awareness about lgbt youth and foster acceptance among all students. >> thank you. >> i am introduced sheehan and resolution supporting the california air resources board leadership to promote emission reductions for motor vehicles. i serve on the air quality management district which is a leader in insuring that the most polluted committees are prioritized. california has been experiencing a public health crisis due to poor health quality. air pollution causes severe adverse health impacts including asthma attack, hospitalization, and premature death. there are many anbar militias that must be addressed such as kroger summers, force fires. san francisco has enacted a number of laws which is aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. there are also those that support integrated land use. the resolution supports the state of california this --

when i visited barcelona, i was impressed by what harvey milk means to the lgbt community in barcelona. that is something that is really special. spain, barcelona have had same- sex marriage for a number of years now. and the world has not come to an end. those cities are arriving. that region is driving. it shows you that you can be committed to civil rights, equality, and that commitment to add flights to something very positive. i think it makes sense, that someone like mayor newsom who has led the way, it is joining up with a city that has been doing it right for so long. i want you to know, in barcelona, many people see you as a good political leader for what you have done. now let me introduce to you someone from spain, someone who played an important role in city hall, in barcelona, his job as a counselor of international relations is to represent the city of barcelona throughout the world. ignacio? >> good morning. i will set a couple of words in catalan the end of the speech. mayor newsom, officials, it is a great honor to share this moment with you. on behalf of the mayor of

. >> i lost friends to lgbt youth. i lost them to suicide. >> we sat down with alex and aj at the billy defrank lesbian and gay center in san jose. they came out in high school. they say the bullying is relentless. >> if i was going to go to the bathroom, they'd follow me. >> i have been drag add cross the squad from the collar. >> i started getting bullying when i got a boyfriend. that is when i'd hear words like queer. >> not always from other teenagers. alex says during a day of protest even teachers aren't supportive. >> we were silenced and we had a couple teachers from the school coming up to students two, of them in particular and they're like, oh, my god. thank god you're silent for a day. >> there is a study showing nine out of 10 lgbt students were hasased at school. and about a third skipped a day of school in the past month because they felt unsafe. >> i felt so alone. because even friends weren't standing up for me. >> one key is getting teens to talk to their parents. for nine years he's been studying fam

there is an intent desire on the part of in particularly the lgbt community in the castro to maintain something like a store display that honors and acknowledges queer culture because its a way of saying this is our space we got to take a stand somewhere. we are being pushed out of our houses and community this is one place we can say, we own this business and want to display that speaks to our culture. >> people who are outraged by seeing certain types of items in display windows i think that's disinjensius of them. they are not required to shop in the storo required to look in that window. its about freedom for me. from the merchant's standpoint there are ways to market your product in a display window in a tasteful way. >> at the same time we need to welcome the new folks coming into the community. for me its a question of education. i think its important to educate people moving into the community. about people who live here currently and what it means to have a queer culture. >> when i describe my district i generally talk about the neighborhoods connected to the parks. one of th

the university president says he will meet with lgbt leaders and that the university had already set he says he hopes to do more, rutgers is an imperfect institution in an imperfect society but we are always striving for ways to help every student feel comfortable. meanwhile the investigation into the two students charged with invasion of privacy continues. prosecutors say they're considering charging them with bias as well. but that hasn't happened yet, neither one of their attorneys has spoken yet. the family plans on having a private funeral away from the press and they say they are grieving and they want their privacy. and take a look at how the campus is responding. there was a moment of silence, we can show you a bit of what that looked like at the campus. >> that moment of silence right before that game there, thanks so much stephanie elam, when you talk be the lgbt you're talking about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual students. >>> in our schools, why do kids do it and what can be done to try to put an end to it? you can't miss, you don't want to mis, it begins mond

i know the lgbt, now, there's like a temporary museum in the castro that now looks at that issue. as far as latino heritage and the mission, and how we're able to capture and keep some of that. so, you know, it is a complicated issue. and some of us don't have the advantages that commissioner sugaya has of having on worked on article 10 since the 1980's. that's why some of us feel like we do need more time to digest and understand, as do communities. so i would like more time because i haven't had that advantage. president miguel: commissioner wolfram commissioner wolfram: a few words about the historical districts. i think there's a common misperception that our city is kind of completely covered with historic districts, that it's frozen in amber. and actually compared to cities that we like to compare ourselves to, whether it's chicago or new york or philadelphia, or boston or washington, we have many fewer, substantially fewer, historic districts than those other cities. there are very, very few historic districts. when you walk around the city, there are areas that are spectac

when you add the stigma and shame that are often felt by the lgbt people living in this culture, it becomes even more complicated. i want them to know that they are valuable, i want them to know that they deserve the same respect. dr. clark, we were talking about, john was talking about complicating factors in terms of health challenges that may present at the time of intake for some special population individuals. can you address, continue to address that? well, one of the things that we at samhsa are stressing is that every person who has a mental health issue or substance use issue needs to also get a good physical health assessment. one of the things we know about the misuse of alcohol or drugs is that it does have an effect on the organic integrity of the body. so you may get liver disease, you may get gastritis, you may get heart disease, you're at greater risks for various infections like hepatitis c or hiv. and we want to make sure that anybody who is on the course of recovery has as much information as possible. there was one quote i read recently and a guy says, "i spent all this

you know, hopefully maybe there's an lgbt center in their community. get in contact with them.hers? >> the teachers. >> i think it depends, frankly. i think there are schools in parts of the country -- i'm from a catholic background. i wouldn't have gone to those nuns. it's about being sensitive about who you think is safe for you. >> here's a new public service announcement premiering here. it's from giveadamn.org. watch. >> whenever i hear about a hate crime, i am shocked and saddened. >> one of the acts of violence and intimidation occurs approximately every hour of every day in this country. >> imagine walking down the street and wondering if this is the day that you'll get beaten up or even killed simply because of who you are. >> gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people constantly face this fear. sometimes with devastating results. >> it is time for thing to change. >> it's time we all stand together and say enough is enough. we will not tolerate hate any longer. >> we all have to get involved. >> we all have to give a damn. >> i give a damn. >> i give a damn. >> i

--la senadora "barbara boxer" se reunio con miembros de la comunidad "lgbt" en busca de votos. unas 60 personas que acudieron a un evento en el centro comunitario de "west hollywood", la democrata manifesÓ su apoyo al matrimonio gay y su rechazo a la politica que prohibe que los militares homosexuales asuman su sexualidad abiertamente en las filas del ejercito.--los presentes respondieron con aplausos para la legisladora que, se enfrenta en una cerrada contienda a la republicana "carly fiorina". ---a pocos dias de las elecciones, decenas de estudiantes de oakland salieron r a dar el ejemplo participando en una votacion simbolica que busca motivar a los electores. --- aproximadamente 100 estudiantes de 7 escuelas secundarias participaron en un foro al que asistieron 3 candidatos a la alcaldia de esa ciudad y 3 candidatos al concilio.---despues de escuchar las posturas de los candidatos, los estudiantes emitieron un voto emblematico. ---los estudiantes esperan que sus acciones motiven a los residentes de oakland a participar en la eleccion del proximo martes. --estamos a unos dia

. >>> some members of san francisco's lgbt community who often find it difficult to get a job finds one. we will tell you about the special employment opportunity. >>> and the obama administration may soon wish a warning to americans travel abroad. the 10:00 news continues in 90 seconds. . >>> the 10:00 news on ktvu, channel 2 news. >> we have uncovered new information tonight. >> dependable live coverage of breaking news. the bay area's major news of the day. and complete in-depth coverage. >> showdowntime today at the california supreme court. >> plus the forecast for the area where you live. >> a good opportunity for people along the coast. >> frank somerville, julie haener, ktvu, channel 2 news, complete bay area news coverage. . >> voters in some east bay cities will see some big changes when they cast their ballots this november. instead of voting for just one candidate for mayor city council they will be able to vote for up to three. ktvu's allie rasmussen explains. >> reporter: royal roberts hold up a new type of ballot. most alameda county voters have probably never seen anythi

feelings, it's more that they have a language to process them because of the rise in visibility of lgbt people in the mainstream media and they start to take the steps sooner than they did before. >> and i would believe that a good aid and negative aid, and this might be the internet and you are connected to the internet but i read that if you get called something in school, maybe 30 people hear it. on line, it could be endless? >> the problem with cyber bullying is something we are still trying to wrap our heads around. everything is difficult when youth are communicating with each other. but when they post something on a facebook page it is something that friends might see and it feels permanent for the young person. and the other thing is bullying through text messaging. if you went home and you had a break from it, but now it is at school and at home ever you are and that feels very different for young people. >> that is something that blew my mind because the text messages don't stop. >> exactly. >> and we hear this a lot and kids use this as a put-down. you are gay. and they don't

. >> i'm here with david wagoner, co-president of the harvey milk lgbt cluck and proponent of proposition m. >> i support m because m would require the police commissioner to make community policing and foot patrols the official policy of san francisco. everyone agrees community policing and foot patrols are essential to building a trust between police and the communities they serve. what prop m will do is require the chief and the commission to develop a comprehensive program of community policing and foot patrols. what it won't do is micromanage the police. it's not going to tell the chief what to do in terms of how many officers to assign to which districts. it leaves all of that discretion up to the commission and the chief of police. i support prop m because this city needs community policing and foot patrols as the solutions, the best solution for increasing public safety and building trust between police and the communities they serve. seattle, new york city, new york -- chicago and boston already have community policing. our city deserves nothing less. we need to have the very bes

--de inmediato, grupos defensores de la comunidad "lgbt" elogiaron el mandato judicial considerado historicoa federal tiene 60 Ías para apelar la decision tomada tras un juicio realizado en un tribunal de "riverside". ---este martes comenzo el juicio contra un psiquiatra del ejercito que, en noviembre del aÑo pasado, desato una balacera en una base militar de texas dejando un saldo de 13 muertos y 32 heridos. ---"juan joÉ rodas" tiene un recuento de lo ocurrido en la audiencia de hoy. a menos de un mes que se cumpla el primer aniversario de la peor matanza militar ocurrida en suelo norteamericano dentro del fuerte hood en texas la fase uno del articulo numero 32 bajo el codigo militar en contra del mayor nidal malik hasan comenzo retrasada por casi 3 horas. misma que tuvo que ser postpuesta hasta manana, despues de 20 minutos de haber comenzado, esto a peticion de la defensa del mayor siquiatra acusado de asesinar con premeditacion a 13 personas y herir a 32 mas el 5 de noviembre de 2009, en un centro de procesamiento medico militar dentro de la base. john galligan, abogado del mayor no quiz

. >>> some members of san francisco's lgbt community who often find it difficult to get a job finds one. we will tell you about the special employment opportunity. >>> and the obama . >> voters in some east bay cities will see some big changes when they cast their ballots this november. instead of voting for just one candidate for mayor city council they will be able to vote for up to three. ktvu's allie rasmussen explains. >> reporter: royal roberts hold up a new type of ballot. most alameda county voters have probably never seen anything like it at the ballot box alone. >> this alone can be a little, you know, menacing to someone. if you look at it like, whoa. >> reporter: the new system is called rank choice voting. you can see from the sample ballot voters are supposed to select their first, second and third choice for the same office. if nobody wins 50% of the vote the process of elimination begins. >> who has the least amount of votes. who is essentially out of the running? >> reporter: the candidate with the least votes is tossed out. but everyone who voted for that candidate has

. -- will bring more drugs, and they are requiring lgbt elderly gentleman to take a cab to fill a prescription -- they are requiring an elderly gentleman to take a cab. they're all the attendant problems associated with that. it is a compelling story. however, despite s showing the drug problem exists, the appellate has failed to show that the neighborhood pharmacy would bring more drugs to an area. sfpd will be the first to tell you that many of the dealers as well as their customers are not from the neighborhood. the source of illegal medication is wherever bad people do bad things or desperate people do desperate things. turk st. is obviously not the source but the destination. criminal activity will go where the customer is. it does not matter if the doctor or the pharmacist -- the palin does not seem to appreciate the role the community pharmacy place in combat in the illegal sale and use of prescription medication -- the appellative does not seem to appreciate the role of the community pharmacy that it plays in combating the illegal sale and use the prescription medication. this is shown

>>reporter: residents nationwide study found 9 out of 10, 9 out of 10 lgbt students experienced harassmentol. 3 fifth felt unsafe at school because of the sexual orientation. about one-third skipped a day of school in the past month because they felt unsafe. >> i felt like so alone because i, even my friends wouldn't really stand up for me. they just split wide and even people i thought were my friends were making fun of me. >>reporter: one key to solving the problem is getting teens to talk to their parents. she's the director of the family acceptance project at san francisco state university. for the last 9 years she has been studying family acceptance and rejection and how that affects the health of lgbt children. she says fear can lead to depr depression, drug abuse and raises the risk of suicide. >> what we learned in our research was that so many the young people were terrified to come out to their parents because they thought they could never support them. >>reporter: ryan says many parents see bullying as part of life. unaware of the potentially deadly consequences. but her researc

schools have to start paying attention to anti-lgbt bullying now. >> larry: we're loumt of time.tely schools see it more than home. parents want to send their kids to school. school has to be a safe place. gay, black, whatever the issue is, it doesn't matter. the discrimination has no place in the public school system or private school system. has no place and it has to end. >> we have bullies in congress and we've got bullies in churches. we have adult bullies, too. we've got to start -- our adults -- >> and you can ignore them, too. in other words, you can come from a family that may feel that way but you don't have to 2350e8 that way yourself. >> thanks, everyone.

. >> my message to lgbt youth is this stay alive, our community needs you. >> reporter: the past few have seen a sharp spike in teen suicides because of bullying. tyler clementi at rutgers university, 13-year-old seth walsh in southern california, 15-year-old billy lucas in indiana, and 13-year-old asher brown in texas. as a result, columnist dan savage posted a 7 minute video entitled, it gets better. viewed more than 400,000 times. >> however bad it is now, it gets better. and it can get great and it can get awesome. your life can be amazing. but you have to tough to feared of it out. >> reporter: but san francisco's "gay/straight alliance" network has taken that step one step further launching makeitbetterproject.org. >> i constantly heard insults. >> i was made fun of almost every, single day. >> reporter: the site encourages the lgbt community to shoot and upload videos. >> we have power and can make it better now. >> reporter: did you ever think about committing suicide? >> yes. >> reporter: in san jose state, students say these videos would have helped when they were in high s