but part of that blue wave was 150 out lgbtq people who were elected to positions around this country and that is worthy of some applause. i -- we're all revealing our ages here. i was five years old when harvey milk and george moscone were killed. i don't remember that moment, but i learned about them as i grew older, and learned about them at a time before i knew i was a day man. but i became -- i was proud of them as a san franciscan, and so before i even knew to be proud of myself, i was proud of these two men and what they had done. it's a tremendous honor to hold the same seat on the board of supervisors that harvey milk held, and i know that i know not only him but the entire succession of lgbtq people that have served so strongly on that board, tom am i don't knowy, susan leal, mark katz, david campos, scat wiener, cristina olagui, and jeff sheehy -- applause for them all. but even more for the countless activists upon whose shoulders they stood. the work these heros did following harvey's death through krifg rights struggles and battling an epidemic that would take many of th

we must honor the rights of both of believers and lgbtq individuals. we must ensure -- in short find a path forward that promotes fairness for all. my personal religious beliefs require that. and i surely want to live up to those beliefs. in my home state, we were able to strike such a balance with the historic utah compromise. a bipartisan antidiscrimination law that both strengthened religious freedom and offered special protections to the lgbtq community. no doubt we can replicate that on a federal level. that's why as one of my final acts as a u.s. senator, i challenge my colleagues to find a way of compromise on this crucially important issue, a compromise that is true to our founding principles, that is fair to all americans. our better angels invite us to walk the path of civility and to embrace the principles of pluralism. but, above all, they call on us to strive for unity. before president lincoln beckoned us to our better angels, he warned that a nation divided against itself cannot stand. that warning is especially relevant in our time. to

record breaking numbers of lgbtq , women, people of color elected into office. that is amazing. [applause] >> i would love to see even more leadership programs like s.f. team, transgender empowerment advocacy membership program at the san francisco community health centre and more of encouraging civic engagement, leadership and pathways to appoint more trans and gender nonconforming folks to city boards and commissions. it is crucial to normalize trends people as leader -- transgender people as leaders. they need to see more representation that they identify with. youth need to see and believe that they can be leaders too. i love san francisco and i truly believe it is, and will continue to be the best city for my competing -- for my community to live and survive in. happy transgender awareness week , now month. thank you. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you, melanie. good day, everyone. happy day today. as someone who was born and raised in this city, which is steeped in so much history, i am proud that san francisco continues to be a leader in the fight for justice and equality

>>> up next on booktv "after words," mcbride from the human rights campaign talks about lgbtq issues and is interviewed >> host: you wrote an amazing book that was able to leav leavn the personal to the political. tell me a little bit about what prompted you to write this book and then in particular now. >> guest: i appreciate the opportunity to chat with you. the book tomorrow will be different is a story of my journey as a transgender woman and my relationship with andy was a transgender man and advocate. i started writing this book before the election. there's obviously a significant amount of work that still remained to be done in the proper fight for speedy with any quality but after i started writing the book and the election happened, this book took on a new sense of urgency because as we see these attack from the administration and we see state legislators still legislating against lgbtq people it is clear our stories are more important now than ever. people have to understand that behind this national conversation over real people who laugh and cry just like everyone else an

still, there is only one shelter dedicated to the lgbtq community. it's because of the work of people like those before us that i have hope that our city can correct course when it comes to meeting the needs of homeless queer folks and all folks having to live out on the streets. i'd like to call up, i think, brian, or any of you. come on up, brian. >> in my 15 years, this is the first time i've prepared remarks for the board of supervisors. first of all, thank you for recognizing the work of the individuals that came together to win prop c. it's the best campaign that i worked on. and it really is tremendous ly because of the work of jennifer readenback and sam lu. they're really good. [cheers and applause] as we sit here, we want to extend an olive branch to those that didn't always support us. so quickly get together to meet the number one challenge of our times. people's lives are on the line and this is no time for egos or politics. we must approach the road ahead with humility, focus, diligence and collaboration. thank you, supervisor mandelman

are some who would treat this issue as a zero-sum game, who would make the religious committee and lgbtq to advocates and to adversaries. in my opinion, this is a mistake. pluralism shows us a better way, that protecting religious liberty and preserving the individualsbtq to are not mutually exclusive. i believe we can find substantial common ground on these issues. they will enable us to safeguard the ability of religious individuals to live their faith q individualsgbt from dissemination. we must honor the rights of believers and lgb teach you individuals. lgbtqgpt to -- individuals. my personal religious beliefs require that. and i surely want to live up to those beliefs. were able state, we to strike a balance with the historic utah compromise. a bipartisan antidiscrimination law that both strength and religious freedom and offered special protections to the lgbtq community. no doubt, we can replicate that same success on a federal level. as one of my final acts as a u.s. senator, i challenge my colleagues to find compromise on this crucially important issue. a compromise that is tru

we must honor the rights both of believers and lgbtq individuals. to find a path forward that promotes fairness all. my personal religious belief that and i surely want to live up to those beliefs. we were ableate, to strike such a balance with utah compromise, a bipartisan anti-discrimination both strengthened religious freedom and offered lgbtql protections to the community. no doubt we can replicate that success on a federal level. oft's why it's one -- as one my final acts as a u.s. senator, i challenge my colleagues to of compromise way on this crucially important compromise that is true to our founding principles, that fair to all americans. better angels invite us to walk the path of civility and to ofrace the principles pluralism. but above all, they call on us to strive for unity. before president lincoln us to our better angels, he warned that a nation itself cannott stand. that warning is especially our time.n dividedur house is as as at any time since the civil war. each year red and blue america drift further apart. as progressives move

let's make you an ally to the lgbtq community. i'm a member of the lgbtq community. know you that well, but i do know you a little bit and i believe that your heart could be in the right place. and you can move to become an lgbtq ally. call me. let's talk about this. come on my show. come on the air and discuss it. i will give you a fair shot to talk about all of this and to have your say. i just want to say that. brian, stand by because i want to get to nischelle turner. she's on the phone now. nischelle turner of course worked here at cnn for many years and is now working in hollywood, and this is what she does with "entertainment tonight." the host of "entertainment tonight." what's going on here, nischelle? good evening. >> hey. yeah, lots of crazy news. you're right. i was listening to you all's conversation talking about just two days ago, we were announcing that kevin announce td on instagram, that he was going to be the host of this year's academy awards. and there was a lot of like lauding. everyone was very excited. myself i was very excited. i do know kevi

let's make you an ally to the lgbtq community. i'm a member of the lgbtq community.that well, but i do know you a little bit and i do know that your heart could be in the right place. and you can move to become an lgbtq ally. call me. let's talk about this. come on my show. come on the air and discuss it. i will give you a fair shot to talk about all of this and to have your say. i just want to say that. brian, standby because i want to get to michelle turner. she's on the phone now. michelle turner, of course, worked here at cnn for many years and is now working in hollywood, and this is what she does with entertainment tonight. the host of "entertainment tonight." what's going on here, michelle? good evening. >> hey, lots of crazy news. you're right, i was listening to you alls conversation talking about two days ago kevin announced on instagram he was going to be the host of this year's academy award. and there was a lot of applauding, everyone was very excited, myself i was very excited and i was excited about this opportunity for him because this is something he

at the same time it's important to take account of other interests as well especially those by the lgbtq brothers and sisters. we are in the process now working out the relationships between religious liberty and the rights of the lgbtq individuals in america. there are some that would treat this issue as a zero-sum game and in my opinion this is a mistake. to protect religious liberty to preserve the rights of those lgbtq individuals are not mutually exclusive. we have substantial common ground with those religious individuals and to protect those individuals from insidious discrimination. we must honor both the believers to have the path forward that knows fairness for all. i did no religious beliefs require that. and then to strike such a balance with the bipartisan antidiscrimination law to strengthen to offer special protections to that community. and to replicate that success on the federal level that's why is one of my final acts as a senator i challenge my colleagues that on this crucially important issue to the founding principles for all americans into work that path of civilit

and you're born into your birth family, chances are they are not also lgbtq.ave to find a chosen family. if you can't find a chosen family, you have to figure it out some other way. it's much easier now than when the play originally toured. but this is a play that you can take your mother to, and you can watch this together. >> are you getting shorter? >> no, i'm sitting down. >> reporter: for "nightline," i'm geo benitez in new york. >> michael urie is taking "torchsong" on a national tour next fall. >>> up next, macaulay culkin left home alone again, and left to his own devices. that grandpa's nose i can'is performing "flight of the bumblebee?" ♪ no, you goof. i can't believe how easy it was to save hundreds of dollars on my car insurance with geico. nice. i know, right? ♪ [nose plays a jazzy saxophone tune] believe it. geico could save you 15% or more on car insurance. ultimate feast time it'sat red lobster.r own pick four of ten favorites ultimate feast time tder sn c lobster.r own so hurry in before new create your own ultimate feast ends. ok i'll admit.

and lgbtq people are everywhere. the same percentage of lgbtq and kansas as anywhere else in the country. what's especially interesting about kansas is that topeka is home of the westboro baptist church so when people think about the little tiny group of protesters about 20 or so years ago protesting funerals with the signs that say god hates fags and other sort of unpleasant things. that's a group of people that is based in topeka kansas. kansas is a very complicated place it has a reputation of being a red state right in the heartland but its history really goes back to the pre-civil war days it was really established to be a free state and there was this really bloody border between the slave state and kansas, kansas very proud of its free state history. what's interesting about the lgbtq movement in kansas is that back in 1978 wichita was one of the first cities that tried to pass an ordinance protecting lgbtq people from discrimination, it was a huge controversy and did not go well. when that didn't work, people

michelle: son pabrpero tambiÉn palabra falta de respeto para toda la comunidad lgbtq. .a gente cambia, que le den una chance porque Él dice que todos los aÑos que pasaron ahora ya no es asÍ. michelle: te voy a hacer una pregunta. ya tienes tus regalos navideÑos? borja: yo soy malÍsimo para eso. michelle: si usted estÁ pagando sus compras de navidad en cuotas, en los supermercados, tal vez el actor pagÓ 430.000 $, muy generoso. perry quiso hacer esto en forma anÓnima, pero el rumor ganó en las redes sociales y tuvo que admitir su generoso gesto en twitter diciendo " sÉ que son tiempos difÍciles y hay mucha gente que la pasa mal, me siento agradecido de poder ayudar". michelle: nosotros tambiÉn nos sentimos muy agradecidos de que pueda ayudar a casi 1500 personas donan o casi 500.000 $. borja: felicidades por Él. no mÁs pieles, " dÍa de pieles sintÉticas", lo dice la marca francesa channel este tradiciomarca de moda dejarÁ usar cuero de cocodrilo, lagarto y serpientes en sus diseÑos. es difÍcil establecer la procedencia de los animales exÓticos y garantizar que se cumplan

we must honor the rights of both of believers and lgbtq individuals. we must ensure -- in short find a path forward that promotes fairness for all. my personal religious beliefs require that. and i surely want to live up to those beliefs. in my home state, we were able to strike such a balance with the historic utah compromise. a bipartisan antidiscrimination law that both strengthened religious freedom and offered special protections to the lgbtq community. no doubt we can replicate that on a federal level. that's why as one of my final acts as a u.s. senator, i challenge my colleagues to find a way of compromise on this crucially important issue, a compromise that is true to our founding principles, that is fair to all americans. our better angels invite us to walk the path of civility and to embrace the principles of pluralism. but, above all, they call on us to strive for unity. before president lincoln beckoned us to our better angels, he warned that a nation divided against itself cannot stand. that warning is especially relevant in our time. to

on thursday glad the advocacy group for lgbtq rights reached out to oscars broad oscars.n late thursday night after being asked to apologize for his past tweets hart posted this on his instagram. >> i pass on this apology. i've spoken on it. i've said where the rights and wrongs were. i've said who i am now versus where i am now. >> about an hour later he tweeted quote i have made the choice to step down from hosting this year's os kors. i do not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing artists. i sincerely apologize to the lgbtq community for my insensitive words in the past. >> it's not clear who will replace hart as oscar host. >>> a building that used to house a music venue in san francisco could soon have a meeting with a recking ball. it hosted some legendary bands like credence clearwater and fleetwood mac. a local real estate appraiser hopes that the developers can find a way to preserve this building. >> it could be that they put a plaque up. t won't do it.e. no one notices a plaque and how can you have a plaque when you ha

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 and fund and that were supposed to protect us. we demanded that our value, our citizenships, and our humanity be recognized. but change happened slowly. while we have made progress over the last several decades, in many ways, the same o oppressive systems, though weakened, still exist. as we push forward, oppression pushes back. we see this in our most vulnerable communities who always end up serving as scapegoats. we see this in the transgender community, including being able to serve in the military, being denied to use the rest room, being denied service and even attempting to deny us the right to exist. we see this in the despicable attacks on immigrants through the introduction of uncon

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 from discrimination when is a huge controversy, and it did not go well. when that didn't work people just sort of retreated and went about their daily lives. i don't think that there was necessarily anything special or unique about wichita. it's the biggest city in the state. it's a big city, and cities in kansas go pixel you had an urban population there. you had i gay community of folks who left their small towns and gone to the big city. the movement was sort of started by small group of people there, like i think happens and all small towns and small states with just a few people who decide to do something. i think through the '80s much of a gay communities efforts were focused on fighting aids. and so that took the focus in the efforts certainly for a lot of people. i don't know that a lot happened then until the mid-2000s wing kansas, like many other states around the country, decided to pass the const

face of adversity, i will remain committed to addressing the needs and priorities of the trans and lgbtqancisco. last week, i had an opportunity to meet with the transgender advisory committee to discuss many of the priorities that we all share. we talked about things like the crisis that has unfortunately impacted disproportionately our lgbtq community. thanks to their work and our office of transgender initiatives, we are focused on expanding employment, healthcare , and educational opportunities for our lgbtq community. we are committed to preventing any discrimination or violence or any assaults against all of our residents, as well as bringing justice for those who have experienced these tragedies we will not rest until there is equity and ensure a basic human rights for all of our communities. but i know i can't do this work alone and i want to thank all of you for joining us here today. not only for what we have all ready achieved but for what we will continue to achieve by working together. and that is why i wanted to do something really special to commemorate this time and -- he

i apologize to the lgbtq community for insensitive words of the past.e to do so. i want to bring people together, not tear us apart. much love to the academy. hope we can meet again. he apologizes but steps down. >> now, the search is on. the rumor was no one wanted to host before. >>> a chinese tech exec arrest's opens a front in president trump's trade war. we are live in beijing, next. every road in the world is now an information superhighway. (phone ringing) and the car has become an accessory to the smartphone. ride hailing, car sharing, carpooling... mobility services are proliferating. and there's a new generation who don't seem to want to own cars in the first place. it all means massive disruption to the car industry, cities, businesses and investors. i'm martyn briggs for bank of america merrill lynch. cities, businesses and investors. whenshe was pregnant,ter failed, in-laws were coming, a little bit of water, it really- it rocked our world. i had no idea the amount of damage that water could do. we called usaa. and they greeted me as they a

optometry offices primarily just primarily serve the lgbtq community and we probably take care of theision needs and we passionately support the visions of the castro. our neighborhood is a welcoming place that stand strong and united even in the face of bigotry or an epidemic. we are proud to be part of this unique community. during the early years of the aids crisis, our office is one of the few offices in the world where patients who had an aids or h.i.v. diagnosis can be open about that and new that they would be treated with compassion and respect. there were terrible fears of blindness from aids and to be able to talk to your doctor straight out about what medications you were on and what your symptoms were, and not try to hide. it is very important. these patients knew we would treat them and we can treat them well and we will continue this tradition today. we treat all people with dignity and kindness no matter who they are, or whom they love. a few examples of other ways for your eyes atop -- optometry serves a community include sponsoring the gay bowling team back in the 198

half of homeless youth in the district identify as lgbtq. now an organizationki is w to help them get off the street and back on track. see how they're helping nexon news 4t t ♪ ♪ the things that matter most happen one morning and one cup at a time. ♪ ♪ >>> the coming winter months can be deadly for the mos vulnerable people in our area.lk g about the homeless. >> and more than halctof the dist youth identify as lgbtq. >> meagan fitzgerald met a young man whose life has been turned around because he meund the righors. >> reporter: it's a big night for treyvelle. >> i want to give some finger food to give them a taste of what i do. >> reporter: he's prepwhing an evenere hundreds of people can try his food as a way of making a name r his catering business. in addition to serving people, he also gives back. >> i'm a peer educator. i'm on my way to be to be an hi urer. life had been a y. j >> reporter: hrney started on the streets of d.c. as a teenager, he was in and out of jail, hanging with the wron crowd. i was smoking and drinking, standing

. >>> up next on booktv "after words," mcbride from the human rights campaign talks about lgbtq issues and is interviewed >> host: you wrote an amazing book that was able to leav leavn the personal to the political. tell me a little bit about what prompted you to write this book and then in particular now. >> guest: i appreciate the opportunity to chat with you. the book tomorrow will be different is a story of my

they began to point women of color and members of the lgbtq community which at the time was unheard of and we're fortunate and take for granted the diversity we're able to celebrate today. by doing this mayor moscone open the doors and mar -- mar i have milk fought for seniors and low income people and people of color. while this is not all their work, it was a key part of their l legacy. they were ahead of their times in so many ways. i'm proud to continue to work with many members of this board for the purposes of moving forward with the kinds of policies that make our city better for all people of san francisco. while their deaths were a dark day for our city their lives and legacies are far brighter and will continue to shine today. >> supervisor: thank you. would you please call the first topic. >> clerk: supervisor yee submit the following topic noticed on our agenda, affordable housing, quality care and education and workforce. supervisor yee. >> thank you, madame clerk. thank you mayor breed. i have hope that you as a mayor will continue the culture of wanting to stay ahead of

he needs to do charity work, give money and help lgbtq youth.n child. that was the joke. is that funny? saying playing with a dollhouse for a boy is gay. that's not cute. i don't care if he's evolved. i'm not convinced that he's evolved. i think his excuses through the years were lame in saying i'm showing my own insensitivity. yeah, that's -- >> who should host now? >> i suggest wand a sykes who is gay, ron porter who is gay. >> michael musto, thank you so much. >> i'm available. >> michael musto is available, to the academy if you're paying attention. and thank you for that. just ahead, james comey is testifying right now. one congressman already revealing comey is refusing to answer the key questions. only tylenol® rapid release gels have laser drilled holes. they release medicine fast, for fast pain relief. tylenol® you don't need to go anywhere dad, this is your home. the best home to be in is your own. home instead offers personalized in-home services for your loved ones. home instead senior care. to us, it's personal. hyaluronic acid. it'

. >>> people, a ban that broke barriers to ban lgbtq rights in san francisco now has another distinction>> san band. >> she said being part of the band was life-changing. >> i wanted to be part of something amazing, something that made incredible music and the less boonian gay freedom band makes incredible music for all of us to enjoy. >> reporter: the band was the first gayriented band to form in 19789. >> coming up next, world news with david muir. i'm kristen sze. >> and i'm dan ashley. we hope to see you again in half >>> tonight, breaking news half coming in right now as we come on in the west. a tornado touching down just moments ago outside seattle. images of the destruction coming in at this hour. video of the funnel cloud. authorities say significant damage to homes. we have the latest. >>> all of this part of two systems set to collide, creating a holiday travel mess. where to expect major delays and dangerous driving. just as millions prepare to travel. >>> also developing tonight, the surprise in court today. president trump's former national security adviser, michael flynn,

in soma and all your help in making sure that is was not misplaced and we continue to be the oldest lgbtq establishment. thank you for your work. san francisco is a better city because of you >> clerk: thank you for your comments. next speaker, please. >> tom gilberti. 50 years ago, 1968, mohammed ali was the indisputed heavyweight boxing champion around the world. his drama included the thriller in manila. taking on sonny liston, becoming mohammed ali, becoming a muslim. getting away with not trying to kill vietnamese in vietnam when he had no ability to go around the corner and get a hamburger in this country. and the court banged -- backed him up. ali, boom-ba-ya, parkinson's. lighting the olympic torch we were privilege to witness this man's life. 1968. 1968, the year that martin luther king and robert f. kennedy were shot, murdered. do you think that both of these men would have had an affect on their country for the past 50 years? mohammed ali had an effect. martin luther king and robert f. kennedy would have had an effect also. robert f. kennedy would not have lost to richard milho