. >>> hi, my name is lori naren and i'm speaking for clear strike which is part of the global women's strike. we're also here to say no to the new jail for san francisco. whether [speaker not understood] identified or not, we are a high rate of those who get arrested and go to jail. we are being criminalized due to poverty and inequality which has worn us down. we suffer from discrimination, low wages, no incomes and violence, especially for lgbtq people of color. poverty and economic inequality must be addressed to end our crises, not criminalization. last june there were horrific statistics that came out during pride about the high number of lgbtq young people homeless in san francisco. thises was followed by the rate of lgbtq elders committing suicide because of poverty. 29% of homeless population in san francisco identify as lgbtq. as queers we have often been forced to leave families due to violence, bullying and home phobia and we end up on the streets to this day. ~ homophobia when we end up on the streets, we're vulnerable to be arrested, exposed to violence and ending up in j