have been making progress in the opposite direction area just 40 years ago, 1972, the american psychiatric association, finally removed from this list of mental illnesses, homosexuality. that was an enormous game changer. once that was done, leaders like willie brown could reverse state law, which at that time, would have been a felony for a consensual adult of the same gender to have relations. willie loves telling the story. it is very dramatic. the vote was locked at 20-20. he air lifted in the lieutenant governor to cast the deciding vote. when he comes home on weekends, goes to church with his wife and children, the church elders would take him aside and say, is there something we should note? [laughter] it was not a self-serving act. this was leadership in fighting for civil rights. that is why willie brown is getting a lifetime achievement award. [applause] as i do every year, i bring a proclamation writ this effort starts on friday morning. when patrick takes a u-haul truck to a storage locker, blows up the truck, brings the volunteers, comes back, feeds everybody. saturday morning filling out

difficult issue, but i would like for people to weigh in here about this announcement from the american psychiatric associationthere's a statement saying being trans does not impair one's judgment, ability, reliability, or general, social, or vocational capabilities. i'd like for people to weigh in a little on -- next year, the dsm5 comes out, and the word is that the gid will be changedded to renamed gender disphoria. how significant is this? >> it's a great step forward to remove a mental health stigma, and mental health issues in the military are a big problem for a lot of reasons. how it actually plays out, it's going to improve some issues. it's going to make things a little bit more difficult for folks like bridget trying to defend folks. gender disphoria remains. understanding that's still in there. there is a medical condition. you know, there is medical treatment that is going to be needed for some people. because remember, transgender is this big umbrella, and not every group has the same issues, and removing a mental health diagnosis from the whole community is a great step forward, but it's going t

difficult issue, but i would like for people to weigh in here about this announcement from the american psychiatric associationthere's a statement saying being trans does not impair one's judgment, ability, reliability, or general, social, or vocational capabilities. i'd like for people to weigh in a little on -- next year, the dsm5 comes out, and the word is that the gid will be changedded to renamed gender disphoria. how significant is this? >> it's a great step forward to remove a mental health stigma, and mental health issues in the military are a big problem for a lot of reasons. how it actually plays out, it's going to improve some issues. it's going to make things a little bit more difficult for folks like bridget trying to defend folks. gender disphoria remains. understanding that's still in there. there is a medical condition. you know, there is medical treatment that is going to be needed for some people. because remember, transgender is this big umbrella, and not every group has the same issues, and removing a mental health diagnosis from the whole community is a great step forward, but it's going t