let it smash the message, and that message is not just for lgbt, that's for anyone. anyone who's not being given their human rights, that's for anyone who's being diminished in any way by society. your differences, what makes you district is the medicine that heals the work. and we in san francisco, you in san francisco are reminding the world those differences are the gift. thank you very much. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. what an honor to have so many amazing speakers with the stories and the inspiration, and i am really honored to represent an amazing city filled with so many incredible people. and here to speak at this time, i'd like to introduce the cochair of the harvey milk democratic club, honey mahogany. [applause] >> i 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

so, i have worked in the lgbt movement in a capacity that i run an lgbt advocacy organization that helpsepublicans get on board with full freedom and equality for lgbt people. now, i am a straight, cis woman, and i'm considered an ally. but i think the work i do is the work of an accomplice because i help passing laws and i help raising money, and we're trying to secure full freedom and equality legislatively for lgbt people in this country. >> yep. >> so, how do people who are the beneficiaries of whiteness become accomplices in this work with you? >> that's a good question. what you're saying -- the work that you're doing is about fighting for people up close. when you're working to change systems and structures, when you think about it with regard to race, what white people can do is it often starts -- and allyship often starts with people understanding their privilege as a white person. so they say, "okay, i get it. i benefit myself from something that i didn't necessarily work for." that is, like, normally how people go through this experience with white privilege, and then they sta

these are perception barriers that sometimes lgbt people from going to the authorities.s relating to lg bt police forces for figures relating to lgbt domestic abuse. only a third of them were able to provide those figures of. if we don't know the scale of the problem, it is very difficult to start dealing with it and it begs questions about how well lg bt and it begs questions about how well lgbt people who go to the police for support are signposted and how part —— how they are supported. support are signposted and how part -- how they are supported. what does the government say? they say they support the national lgbt support helpline and they have consulted recently helpline and they have consulted rece ntly o n helpline and they have consulted recently on how better to support these communities. thank you adrian. and you can hear more on that 5 live investigates story at 11 o'clock this morning, on the bbc sounds app and bbc radio 5live. it is nine minutes past seven. shall we have a look at the front pages so far? two stories dominating. brexit, of course about that

consulting on how better to support lgbt people in violent relationships.ive. in the last half hour, the heavyweight boxer tyson fury‘s has drawn his comeback fight against america's deontay wilder. it was dramatic. to people already saying it was one of the best heavyweight fight they have ever seen. heavyweight fight they have ever seen. “— heavyweight fight they have ever seen. —— it was dramatic. the self—styled gypsy king, from preston, outboxed his opponent for much of the match but was knocked down twice. the bbc‘s ade adedoyin is in los angeles to tell us more. what was your take on the fight itself? a terrific fight, lots of hype and it lived up to expectations topic and amazing performance from tyson fury, when you consider —— consider over the past three years he has barely fought, he was out for mental health issues and drugs, two fights for the comeback against substantial opponents. to step in the against deontay wilder, one of the against deontay wilder, one of the most feared heavyweights, to do it he did was absolutely incredible. knockdown

, the riots was the first documented collective uprising of lgbt individuals in the country.[applause] >> the riots recently inspired the founding of the transgendered cultural district. the first officially recognized transgendered district in this country. [applause] >> it's important that we remember this history. and that we consider how it impacts us today. the tenderloin is still has the highest concentration of trends -- transgender folks in san francisco. this is changing with the tide of new development. the transgendered cultural district was created not just as a way of preserving the importance of the legacy of the tenderloin, but also as a mechanism to push back against the displacement of the transgendered community. it was created to be an advocate to serve as a resource and a safe space. it is has been -- it has been my honor to present the district thus far along with cofounders. it has also been a great pleasure to work with claire farley and others in the salespersons from the office of sales -- of transgender initiative. oti has been a tremendous resource

leaving the eu for lgbt people here is very concerning. equality here are eu laws. now those laws will need to be recreated in the uk and there is lots of concern or some concern, and there is lots of concern or some concern, from lg bt and there is lots of concern or some concern, from lgbt people who are being taught that would be redundant, we are fine. if we are leaving the eu, one thing i insist upona leaving the eu, one thing i insist upon a strong law in the uk that at least matches what the eu gave us.” would like to think this country is advanced enough that we would definitely stick to what we've known, but i don't think we can take it for granted. i loved it. i sort of adore you. i have to say. you're kind of amazing. ifi have to say. you're kind of amazing. if i had somebody that was to shouting or so off—putting, i would rather listen and then go, yeah, you're right, actually. it's what we've got in common and how we fixed it. we should have been the poster boy and girl brexit, this is how you do it, you sit down on top. can i

and then when it came, later on to her lgbt visibility, she faced a lot of consequences from that earlys, back when there was nowhere near the type of acceptance there is now for the lgbt community. she was demonised and faced a lot of trouble from sponsors and the general public, in terms of keeping her down. it was only years later that really that part of her life began to be widely celebrated. congratulations to billie jean congratulations to billiejean king and that was sports writer ben rothenberg. let's get some of the day's other news. the united nations special envoy to yemen is urging both sides to respect the ceasefire signed in sweden last week. the deal was meant to end fighting in the port of hodeidah. but clashes between houthi rebels and pro—government forces have continued. the un says the truce will now come into effect on tuesday. customs officials in cambodia have seized more than 1,000 elephant tusks. the discovery was made at the port in the capital phnom penh. cambodia is becoming an important transit route for illegal trafficking of ivory fuelled by demand from c

she was also a real trailbrazer when it came to equality both for women, for the lgbt community, it ishink billiejean is the reason why women's tennis has become the incredible sport and platform for women that it is today. she got it off the ground at the beginning of the professional era, she led the players to fight for themselves, to stand up for themselves and her work on promoting equality in tennis has made tennis an amazing example for other sports for how close and how together men and women can be in sport as they are in the rest of the world. that is the philosophy very much at the core of billiejean worked for. of what billiejean worked for. that famous match, the battle of the sexes match, with bobby riggs, at the time that was quite extraordinary? absolutely. it was watched by i believe over 100 million people at the time. it was a huge spectacle. it was irresistible for the press, this idea of women's feminist playing against a male chauvinist, as bobby riggs called himself. the match was an active pro on women's side against a long retired player on the men's side, whic

lgbt rights must always prevail no matter what, that is not my position, and never has been.e deeply about preserving religious pluralism and our country, even if that means protecting religious organizations whose views i disagree with. that is the point of pluralism." what is getting lost in translation here? >> i think we've devoted to put it in context. i now try to file boom, she actually spoke at the family research council. i invited her to speak on the panel and she made comments reflecting this coming collision between religious freedom and sexual liberty. and she then suggested that she saw that religious liberty would lose. but she is also the architect of the employment nondiscrimination act, which congress has repeatedly refused to pass. this is literally sacrificing our vibrant first amendment on the altar of sexual libertinism. she was unable to get that through congress. so barack obama appointed her to the eeoc. could not actually get her through the senate when harry reid was the majority leader so he did a recess appointment. she was subsequently, after har

was doing for the center of american progress he was working on expanding access to health care to lgbtincluding nondiscrimination protection to transgender particularly as it relates to medically necessary care and he worked throughout his life in the center of american progress local state and federal policy makers to make sure that discriminatory exclusion that was medically necessary that we need to transition to make sure those exclusions to be sure that lgbtq were informed about the options under the affordable care act one of those bittersweet moments was about a year and a half after he passed you talk about the remarks that you and attorney general lynch gave we saw such significant action from the federal government the issuance of guidanc guidance, protections under the affordable care act expanded where the most bittersweet moments working through that legislation they issued under the affordable care act you cannot keep same-sex couples from discrimination i know he continues to live to that work that he championed throughout his life and the lives he was continuing to help

mayor breed described empowering leaders from neighborhood, women, people of color, and lgbt. moscone's embrace of diversity in san francisco city government has endured, and today, our city is led by a strong african american woman mayor -- yes, that's worthy of applause. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: we are the city that leads the resistance and a board of supervisors that is majority female who is led by a president who is another strong african american woman, and that also -- and there she is. [applause] >> supervisor mandelman: malia cohen, everyone, and hillary ronen, and we do have assembly man david chiu. and it's aaron peskin from district three, thank you, and kathr kathrin stefani, and carmen chu, and joanne hayes-white is here, and. >> president cohen: we now have a coquorum. >> supervisor mandelman: we know have a quorum, and we're in violation of the brown act, and we're now going to jail. in 1978, harvey milk said his election would give people two new options. move to san francisco was one or stay and fight, and they did both. and a few weeks ago, we had

when she was outed in the early 80s, when there was nowhere near the accepted there is now for the lgbtcelebrated. congratulations to bilic —— to billy. let's get some of the day's other news: the united nations special envoy to yemen is urging both sides to respect the ceasefire signed in sweden last week. the deal was meant to end fighting in the port of hudaydah. but clashes between houthi rebels and pro—government forces have continued. the un says the truce will now come into effect on tuesday. customs officials in cambodia have seized more than 1000 elephant tusks. the discovery was made at the port in the capital phnom penh. cambodia is becoming an important transit route for illegal trafficking of ivory fuelled by demand from china and vietnam. vladimir putin has called for his government to take charge of rap music, after a series of concerts were cancelled across russia. the president admits it would be impossible to ban the music outright so the state should play a greater role in controlling it. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. this is husky, one of russia's most popular rap a

por el tps para los inmigrantes y por los derechos de la comunidad lgbt. >> por no ver ese dÍa de libertad que en este paÍs se puede progresar. fÉlix: nosotros nos despedimos de donde celebramos el dÍa de los inocentes. los participantes vestidos con trajes escenifican un simulacro el festival se realiza desde 1936. nos despedimos por ahora pero le recordamos que lo estaremos esperando en la ediciÓn nocturna. [música]

is sorry that he hurt people that he is evolving and trying to get better and he apologizes to the lgbtthat would have cleared up some things. but kevin doesn't hide behind anything. he said it and he seaid these things in routines in the past, and the academy still brought him on as host and you have to do your due diligence. >> he says he didn't want his son to be gay, and that's hurtful and it's different if you halfway address it as a comedian verses when you are hosting the biggest night in hollywood, when you are given that platform you probably owe people more than whatever you said years ago trying to address it in the past. three days ago he said this was the dream of his life and can't wait for this. the academy was thrilled to hire him. it's embarrassing for the academy as well as for hart and i wonder if they will have a host at all. maybe they won't have a host for the oscars. >> kevin hart said he addressed it in the past, but some of the addressing it in the past was in interviews in the last three years or so he didn't fully step back from some of the statements he saw,

she made lgbt rights a part of her platform in the race and won. nt >>> and moug concerns over how tech companies handle free speech and da privacy. plus a state bill to build hsing near transit hubs that died in the legislature earlier this year gets a second chance. could it help alleate california's housing crisis. hello and wecome. we begin with a newis if a of capitol hill. this midterm deelection,crats fought to regain a majority i the house by flipping republican seats in hard-won campaigns. many are young and holding elected office for the first time, including 31-year-old democrat katie hill. she defeated steve knight in los angeles and ventura unls. she vowed to handle homelessness and helping out the middle class and the lgbt community. hill is part of a fresh generation of leaders in a newu majority. and congresswoman-elect katie hill joins me now viakype from santa clarita. thanks for joining us. >> thanouyou. thankor having me. >> what have the past weeks been like you sincehe winning election? >> it's been a whirl win.ng it was go ba

lgbt people are everywhere. the same persons lgbtq people in kansas as there is everywhere else in the country, and what's especially interesting about kansas is that topeka is the home of the westboro baptist church. so what people think about the little tiny group of protesters that started about 20 or so years ago protesting funerals with the signs that say god hates, and other sort of really unpleasant things, that the group of people that is based in topeka, kansas. kansas is a very complicated place. it has its reputation of being a red state right in the heartland but it's history really goes back to the pre-civil war days. usually established to be a free state and so there's this really bloody border between missouri which was a slave state and kansas which was a free state. kansas was very proud of its free state history. what's interesting about the lgbtq movement in kansas is that back in like 1978, wichita was one of the first cities that has come tried to pass an ordinance protecting lgbtq people f

the city of san francisco, to appoint african members, to appoint women, to appoint members of the lgbt was significant at that time. they paved the way for so many of the leaders that you see standing here, representing diverse backgrounds, leading san francisco and leading the state of california. we -- today, we take what we know was a sad time in our history, and we celebrate, and we honor their legacy, and their commitment, and what they represent for inclusiveness, for resilience, for over come -- overcoming the odds and celebrating disadvantages in a place like san francisco. what we hope to do today in honoring their legacy is really a call to action for not only the leaders of the san francisco community but for all of us to continue to work harder, to strive for inclusion, to make better policy decisions, to continue to be good to one another, even during times of difficulties and disagreements. we are better because we have leaders who have showed us the way of how to work together and how to be inclusive, and we were so fortunate to have had them as a part of our incredible

we work to create name policies across the city and we track anti- lgbt legislation and we will makehat tries to discriminate against us gets added to the travel ban, and contracting ban because we will not do business with states that think discrimination is okay. [applause] >> furthermore, we are advancing our workforce program to provide direct trends services to the tenderloin and the soma areas. we are also creating antiviolence programs to make sure that housing programs and providers are inclusive of trans people. we all deserve a home in san francisco. [applause] >> in conclusion, as the chump administration tries to strip away our rights, it's important we all remember that we will continue to be protected in san francisco through our leadership , through our office, and the work that each of you are doing every day. together we can remember our trans resilience and that we are never alone. i hope you will join us for this important work because we cannot do it alone. volunteer with local programs, get involved, volunteer and give because we all need a fierce cheerleader. so

we had lgbt updates. we stand with seniors for input from the lgbt community's perspective and the means to address the needs. there was a brief discussion of setting up a nominated committee for the next -- for the offices of president, vice president, second vice president, and secretary. and i wouldn't go into that in much detail, but my understanding is that the nominating committee has been seeking candidates. a particular issue that i brought up is that of the built environment. of greater and greater interest to me as i age. i'm concerned with the safety of sidewalks, traffic lights, broken sidewalks, and in particular concerns to read a notice from greater market street improvement association. it's not quite the right title. they proposed to have bikes and pedestrians on the same sidewalk. my own experience walking and hiking is that this does not work very well, but we formed a committee to discuss the issues. san francisco walk has offered to make a presentation to us. we have a subcommittee, m

community that's not made with one t religion and then to say how we have to support diversity in the lgbt community i got all sorts of hate mail those that sign their names this is the way we will be at work but as long as your consistent and fair people respect that. they respect the organization and you as a leader. >> what is your personal tripwire so in religion every company every board needs to make a decision what is best for them or where they want to go and how they want to go there. there isn't one rule for everybody and most of that should be involvement if you have expertise that's one of the reasons why we got into the conversation. we havee been selling arms to this country, a very long time. the business was started in 1948. so we understand what is going on and the issues around guns. there are so many inconsistencies. but were not trying to change the gun laws but change that consistency if they knew what those inconsistencies were you would say that should be change changed. >> let's go to the audience for questions and please identify yourself. >> good morning. and then

i sincerely apologize to the lgbt community for my insensitive words from the past.ark lieberman, cbs news, new york. >> it is not clear yet who will replace hart as the oscar host. >>> still ahead, a bay area grinch caught in the act carrying a piece of a churches nativity scene. ♪ >>> police lip-synch for some good pr but did the video need to cost $34,000? the bay area department now on the defense. >>> and it is a little hazy but no clouds in the sky, that will continue through today but clouds will return and i will tell you when a little bit later on. >>> the state of california has made history, it is now the first in the nation to require all new homes to have solar panels. the landmark update to the state building code applies to homes built after 2020. the plan was first introduced back in may, this week the states building standards commission voted unanimously mandating solar energy installations, many are in support of the renewable energy options but it is also raising concerns over housing costs. >> with the state of california doing this, it is great

day with the organic community but then the straight ally so how we need to support diversity in the lgbt community and then they signed their names this is the way and as long as you have that point of you people respect that they will respect you as a leader. >> as for you, what is your personal tripwire? . >> he is right with religion you don't cross that. every company and ceo and board needs to make a decision what is best for them or where they want to go or how they want to go there. there was not one rule for everybody everybody has to make their own decision. most of that should be involved where do you have expertise? one of the reason we got into this conversation we have been selling firearms in this country very long time this business was started in 1848 we have been selling the whole time so we have an expertise we understand what is going on and we understand the issues around guns and there is so many inconsistencies we are not trying to change the gun laws to stop selling guns but fix the inconsistencies that most of you in this room if you knew what they were you would

because we now think of rights in very different ways. 50 years ago, who would have thought about lgbt rights? a small handful of americans. i wonder if you can say what you think about it changing definition of rights and what that means. the second option is imagine that it's 2025. you notice it's not too far into the future. imagine it's 2025. what do civil rights look like in the united states? and remember how much has changed just in the last seven years. which question would you like? >> repeat the first one again. >> you clearly don't want the second one. the first one is essentially about the definition of civil rights, and if you think that definition has changed, is changing, and if so, what that means. >> i don't think the fundamental definition of civil rights has changed, the fundamental basis for it. what we do understand is as people become more comfortable in knowing that the rights are going to be adhered to, then the one thing that sets them apart from everybody else, whether you're lgbt, whether you're hispanic, whether you're a single woman, whether you are a parti

everything that has happened, and harvey played such a key role in creating the atmosphere in the lgbt community to allow that to happen. the other thing that harvey did was he made clear that we needed our own seat at the table, that allies are fantastic. we can't do anything without allies, and we have a lot of allies who fight for our community standing behind me here today. but we have to be at the table, as well. and we can't take that for granted. i think sometimes in san francisco, we take for granted that we will always have lgbtq elected officials, and as rafael mentioned, having one member of the board of supervisors from our community, that hasn't happened for a long time. and so we have to keep being very intentional in making sure that we are cultivating and identifying and lifting up young lgbt leaders to be the next generation because it can slip away very, very easily. so thank you harvey, thank you, george, and let's remember, and let's celebrate. thank you. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: i want to thank each and every one of you for being here today to celebrate

without compromise on civil rights, without compromise on women's rights, without compromising on lgbthts and you do it without caving to wall street or president trump. if you stand for the dignity and work and you honor people that work regardless of their jobs, but you respect it and honor it and with that comes health care and decent wages. fundamentally, if you work hard in this country, you ought to be able to have something to show for it, you ought to be able to get ahead. talking like that and governing like, that it works whether you're a physical therapist in providence rhode island, whether you're working in a restaurant in sacramento or whether you're a steel worker in dayton, ohio. that message rings true and wins elections and is the template and the blueprint for governing onward. >> we're hearing people saying sherrod brown should run for president in 2020. what does sherrod brown say? >> well, i don't know yet. i didn't dream of this my spire life. my wife and i were pretty overwhelmed to win this elect n election. talking about dignity of work during the campaign, ad