Px. Welcome it is an amazing day or what clapping 70th anniversary of u. N. And equal marriage in the United States i couldnt be a happier man thank you for joining San Franciscos Important Role in the u. N. Anniversary has joining us to decide the United Nations free and actually 0 campaign im ribbing is the chief officer of the unthis is created by mr. Ted turn to support the unit mobiles the expertise of Civil Society and the private sector to help to tackle the worlds challenges im honored we can bring together an honored esteemed audience to support lgbt rights globally i want to acknowledge skeet and nancy pelosi and governor jerry brown mayor ed lee Congress Bruce from peru and member of paramount physique me from norway and charlotte for being here. clapping. id like to thank our fantastic lunch Host Committee that has been spiritual in planning this event stewart milks and cliff and joyce and Charles Radcliff clapping. at the looking towards the next generation of leadership certifying i didnt for mipgz camp to be here with us thank you for doing that as a young gay man grouping in the deep south of the United States i never thought id see the day the Supreme Court would legalize this my partner and i are here and overjoyed and hokd for lgbt rights in 76 countries same sex are criminalized in 7 some are permissible by death and institutionalized discrimination and attitudes exist across the world in all exacts of the folks lives in health care and education and jobs and monk families our goal today is to you honor the secretary generally so for the lgbt rights combroebl and r globally and to begin a campaign if youll turn your attention to the monitors we have a brief overview of the campaign that will set the scene r scene today or on june the United NationsHuman Rights Office launched on unprecedented Global Campaign to get rid of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders lgbt and sgrer sex people its named free and equal in the past year more than a bloifz poem around the world have read or seen or heard the message of respect and acceptance millions have seen videos and the times on line and tv and buses and a at bus stations the first body music video was a human right video at the unthe World Leaders have spoken to defend the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders and enter sex people celebrates have added their support excluding 9 champions have helped to spread the free and equal message on human right the power equal video was screened at the special event to the unmandates for the sgrl day free and equal inspired people to share their stories by the campaign and theyve launched or planning free and equal campaigns events are take place in countries around the world including india and brazil and cambodia and mexico. Around the world envies of us have spoken up in support of human rights lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders and enter sex people universal rights respect, acceptance equality a world that is free and is i couldnt tell. clapping. now id like to take advantage to introduce someone that needs no introduction in that room a public official time after time is a leader for San Francisco for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenders mayor ed lee. clapping. all right. Were just hopping arent we well restrict thank you very much for this introduction and affordable of you for being in our great city and county of San Francisco for a number of moments this morning i thought of so many people that are part of the movement in Lgbt Community our city harvey milk for years as many people are associated with him and the things hes done the current leadership the city and the fact we have two strong gay men on the board of supervisors and our city is continuing to celebrate the diversity everywhere pushed the envelope to expand little table theres always and our dna always room for equality in our city and now with that momentumus decision by the Supreme Court we as a nation and city and xhubtd we move that much closer to equality without exception well have a a lot of work to do but today is about celebration but i need to set the tone were going to get as mark said earl senator leno well there is still a lot more work to do was commonwealth didnt come handed to you on a piece of with the u. S. Supreme courts name weve got to earn it and make sure all the easier of discrimination are freed freed up well i think today is again on the San Francisco anniversary of our United Nations charter and our city the k4rish9d that our United Nations is a global instrument that continues to promote diversities and equality and Acceptance Around the world it is therefore appropriate for me to declare this today to be United Nations charter day in San Francisco. clapping. secretary general please come up and receive this xhivengs here. clapping. and, of course this may not get youre free parking in San Francisco but if i may quote on the all whereas whereas today we prourld remember this in San Franciscos history and remain committed to the principles and values that inspired the unchaertsdz creation including human rights and equality for all thank you clapping. thank you very much. Thank you very much. In so to speak of fight for equality it is my honor to introduce stewart milk and annette did i say your last name right stewart is not only the nephew of the late harvey milk who legacy in our city is cherished may i but made his rights as the cofounder and president of the Harvey Milk Foundation and annette is the dpiven i beginning advice in a norwegian paramount for the foundational human rights for all people thank you to you to promote human right around the world. clapping and while theyre here eastbound please eat as charlotte said quietlyly stewart and annette please koermd thank you clapping. im glad that the mayor got to pronounce annettes last night and not me ive known annette for seven years i still dont get the pronunciation right what on amazing historic day clapping you know a lot of people committed at the earlier ceremony not being able to dream of a day like today in fact, i think our good afternoon would we have thought of 5 years ago a day like today most of us havent some asked me i dont know if i dreamed it to be today but there was one person that would have one person by the way ann my buildings cofounder of the organization is with us, please join me and ann and i agree one person the death threat my uncle got on a daily basis reality formatted the edging he would be killed i knew those bullets what is your coming the reason he that the courage to go into work and continue to fight was because he dreamed of a day like today he dreamed of all of you being here celebrating of being free not only in San Francisco but the United States and the globe he dreamed of a day and actively worked hard in the brief 11 months to give the belief that we might one day have an asianamerican mayor in San Francisco when he supported gordon allow to the point of the board of supervisors thats itself vision i lived that his life was worth where we got to today in terms of dreaming of today my uncle really had that belief wed get here and he believed in all of you my experience with the uni have to point out really went from my work globally and with the foundation ill tell you the one brief story i hope p which of you know i when i was 25 i was working on the we remember Rights Movement in the United States there was a woman a leader that accident the coloring conference on the women and she got up into a room very much like this in neuro rob kenya said if you come here because you want to help me and women and people of color go home we have nothing to do together and there was as much silence in that room as there was here and she said if such come here you understand your liberation is bound with mine lets Work Together thats the heart of the equal campaign clapping. leaders pelosi talked about the history of 37 years ago in city hauling haul that bust of my uncle takes away all my heartbreak when i quack in here he locations down on amazing events line and looking at leadership leader pelosi and all of those years a strong vibrant spreert clapping. president kennedy said as weve heard him one of my favorite quote and one of the things that really that inspired us creating the harvey milk metal was the president kennedy said community is really genocide on who they honor on who they recognize who they celebrate and so today it is really our great honor to celebrate someone at his core this message availability of whos who are marginalized and diminished obamacare who will not be included thats the heart of free and equal campaign a campaign that is not only where we have a crack in the door but the campaign that goes where that oppose is so small snow light coupling into the room ive been on the ground radio my brothers and sisters around the world and emails this morning when i got from asia from the mideast had me in tears people heard the Supreme Court decision and knew with we were doing with the u. 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And they have complete darkness now a ray of light clapping. please welcome handkerchief Foundation Board member since our inception and tremendous leader not just by the way in europe but annette travels the world speaking about equality clapping. thank you so much stewart as a member of paramount im so honored to be able to be here in this grateful had them dream im also so honored to be an International Board member of the Harvey Milk Foundation weve earned the highest level of requirement across the global living up to the legacy of harvey milk all across the globally globe the Foundation Works groggy for the cultural and community to there will activities and stability and to collaborate with other minority groups collecting us to common humanity the harvey milk 34e89 was created at the direction of the integral guardian their not to be given anti lightly rather they worked go to individuals that reach across the globe and part of participates are nepz desmond thank you, thank you barbara robtsd and wanting david notifying pr form is chief of particle and common raiser for the disease and multiple grammy winner melissa were with the harvey milk melted we today recognize a man who was made our entire Community Better more judges and more human andmore enlightened today, we celebrate ambassador tomorrow there is still a lot more work to do we not only thank you and honor and appreciate the leading role youll taken in the fight against discrimination and the fight for equality but also need you to bring that role if you are not along we appreciate you are taking up this leading role to insure the lgbt people their core human rights please join me and harvey milk as we award the human rights metal to the secretary clapping. clapping . I want to read the plaque the harvey milk honors metal United Nations secretary general moon for providing spirited leadership and advocating for human rights for the Lgbt Community for unwavering commitment to equality for all and pioneering work in establishing the unfree and equal campaign that that promotes vigil lgbt violent and highlights the lgbt examination as a core ingredient of social and celebrates go diversities without a doubt kwfks awarded today in city hall congratulations clapping. oh photos photos. clapping. i miss harvey milk and the members of the Harvey Milk Foundation honorable governor jerry brown and leader pelosi and honorable mayor, mayor ed lee delegates and excellence sisters and the ambassadors of the for coming from United Nations thank you for youre coming and joining a dear friends i truly honored by this Legislature Lunch and your recognition by this metal and you really gives me the opportunity to motivate myself and find myself better to work for free and human rights for everyone and im especially thrilled to be with you on today of. Days for a day we celebrate not only the part of the United Nations but Marriage Equality for all americans clapping. truly this is a day for the history books when i woke up this morning knowing that this is a historic decision and wasnt sure of the decision fortunate time after 3 hours ahead for me, i was immediately able to see the news then i had from abc interview today, this morning and thought what should i say so this is not i said he wanted to say i didnt say or but wanted to repeat what i said he wanted to tell you i like the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that paves the way for gay and lesbian americans to have their relationship lightwellly recognized no matter what part of country they live in ive been a strong believer in equality and the human rights and integrity of lgbt people recognition of their relationship or support to this ruling will help close that door and marks the great step forward for the human rights in the United States i join the Lgbt Community and its million allies in celebrating this historic distribution thank you clapping. ladies and gentlemen, since arriving in San Francisco last time i have been distancing reminded the connection between this city and the United Nations few other cities and place incredulous as proudly as San Francisco the values of diversity equality, and inclusion it was from this building some 70 years ago that harvey milk helped to set and train americans gay rights resolution a revolution that continues to thi