Investment in the arts, investment in resources to make sure that we as a city arent just talking about what we support, were putting our money where our mouth is, and weve seen record numbers of investments. Im excited about the future of San Francisco, and im excited to be here with each and every one of you today, and yes, i wore the deliberate colors of the flag. I wore my pink on my shoes and my white on my ears to let you know how proud i am to be here in San Francisco at this moment, celebrating a resilient community, one that represents San Francisco so well in how we continue to push the envelope on policies that really not only support this community but support all communities that continue to be left out of what prosperity should be for all citizens of this city. And so i want to thank you all for continuing to shine a light on issues of equity that need to be addressed in San Francisco, and i want to really thank claire for her leadership and her hard work and commitment. And i also want to acknowledge that we have other elected officials here today to support this incredible occasion. Thank you so supervisor matt haney for joining us as well as treasurer jose cisneros. I think i were not only funding trans programs, but that were doing it in an equitable way. So you know, San Francisco has really had a long history of championing the community, and weve been a beacon of hope. So this morning, when i was thinking about what i wanted to share it wasnt that i was reminded of a quote by robert f. Kennedy that says each time were asked to standup for an ideal or strike out against injustice, we send forth a tiny ripple of hope. And i see that San Francisco in these times where folks are under attack, black folks are under attack, immigrants are under attack, trans folks, lgbtq folks are under attack, San Francisco can be a beacon of hope. So if we want to have better investments, it starts with recognizing and creating awareness. So we kick off this month filled with wonderful events. We have the amazing trans Film Festival, spear headed by shawnna thats been a prominent fixture in our city, and well get to hear from her today. We also get to kick off our trans home, which is a 2. 3 Million Investment in our community, which will include rental housing and subsidy for our community. [applause] and also through the leadership of supervisor mandelman, well be doing the board of supervisors first trans leaders recognition and accommodation day this month through city hall. And lastly, you know, theres a lot of events to share, so i wont go into all the detail. But we have our trans day of remembrance, which, you know, is often a very sad day. This year specifically, weve lost more and more black trans women. I know for many of us in this room, weve been going to these events year after year, and we continue to see the same challenges. So today, i want to commit my office, with the support of the mayor, to really focus on how we can end violence in our communities. We are grateful that San Francisco has done incredible work on this, but we know that we need to do more. And as we look out to the rest of the country where we continue to see such loss of life, its important that we remember that we can be that change. So as we move forward, i really want to recognize, and ill bring her up later, nicky colma, whos been leading the charge. Nicky . [applause] wow. I have a lot of notes here. I dont know how i thought id get through them all. You know, so as the mayor mentioned today, trump again came out against lgbt health care. It seems like he has something against fridays and trans people. Its like every friday, theres something else. And so i just want to remind folks, because i think this can be a scary time, that outside of even november, that San Francisco and california will continue to protect our community. And so regardless of what happens in washington, you will be protected. We will stand together, and we will make change together. [applause] so in closing, you know, i really want to encourage us all to get involved and encourage our allies to be a part of this change. We know that being open about your love and respect and value of trans coworkers and friends and partners is key to shifting the landscape of violence that our community faces, and that also starts with policy and our elected officials. So as kennedy said, well move forward with a ripple of hope, and i hope today is just one moment of that, and i really appreciate you all for being here. And with that, i would love to introduce our first speaker whos going to share a little bit more about our trans home and has been a leader of change, miss tony newman from st. James infirmary. [applause] i am so excited to be here. I wrote a book in 2011 called i rise, and it was in mind that transgender people can get power and rise. And i see that San Francisco is the only city in the country whos financially supported trans home and safety and housing, and that deserves a round of applause. [applause] i would like to thank mayor breed for your support, the supervisors for their support, especially rafael and matt. Matt has been very supportive to st. James, and were thankful to him. And i would like to thank larkin and their team. I want to announce that weve hired the trans home team. The social worker is matthew peda. Would you stand, please . [applause] the housing navigator is camden carter. [applause] my bilingual navigator is jessie santos. [applause] were also in touch with john mckinley, whos the Housing Project manager at t t. G. I. Justice manager project. We can help you immediately or with your own apartment. Were here to serve you with the community, so come to st. James starting december 1. Were not quite ready. We have to train these folks. They just got hired yesterday, so come to st. James starting december 1 with your needs, and we will do the very best we can to serve you in the capacity as your ambassadors. Thank you. [applause] are we ready to get our community housed . Yes. I also want to do a shoutout to aria saheed whos leading our cultural district. Aria, thank you for all of your work. So next, were going to move on, and its my honor to introduce someone who was in the office and has been leading the charge in trans and lgbt policy on the state level, our state senator, scott wiener. Thank you, claire. I also want to acknowledge aria saheed who we honored as our district 11 woman of the year, so thank you, aria, for all you do. You know, weve made a lot of progress, and we tend to focus on the challenge because its important, and we have to overcome them, but sometimes we need to step back and recognize where weve been. In 2011 when mark leno authored the program to extend health care to trans people, it was lambasted by fox news. Fast forward to 2012, when we were able to get health care to extend full coverage to trans people in San Francisco. We braced ourselves for this explosion, and you could have had a pin drop. Thats just in a decade. That shift was extraordinary. But we know theres still huge challenges around poverty and unemployment and homelessness and around the violence. And the epidemic of trans people and particularly trans women of color who are being brutally murdered all across the country and living in fear. And people should not be in fear to walk down the street, and yes that is the atmosphere that we have for so many trans people in this country, and that is unacceptable. And you have to call out the elephant in the program. Part of the problem is there is lack of trust in the criminal Justice System in the Trans Community, and it is well earned mistrust, and we have to change that. And this year, we were able to pass legislation, and i want to thank toni and st. James infirmary for sponsoring it, to provide that when a sex worker is reporting a violent crime, they cant be arrested for sex work, because [applause] when we talk about keeping people safe, and keeping trans people safe, the last thing we want is if i go to report i was being assaulted, raped, or kidnapped, or i saw someone getting assaulted, raped, or kidnapped, that theyre afraid to report it, that creates a community of fear. Were working to pass legislation to ensure that trans people who are incarcerated. That if they choose, they can be incarcerated and housed in the housing that they choose, not their birth gender. Were going to continue to work i want to thank the amazing trans leaders who make all of the work we do in city hall and in the capitol possible. And the fine another challenge i want to leave you with is we need to help elevate more trans people into high leadership in this society. [applause] i would never have thought that we still would not have a transgender member of the board of supervisors. We have never had a trans state legislator in california, but we might change that. So i know we have a lot of work to do, but thank you, everyone. [applause] so speaking of leadership, i want to recognize my team. Were a small and mighty team. Hal craigo and mateo pearson. Were also taking on a Training Officer to train all our departments. I know its only one person, but were going to do our best. I also want to recognize our amazing Trans Advisory Committee who advises our office as well as the mayor. To our Trans Advisory Committee members, if you could raise your hands. Give a little love to them. [applause] thank you so much for your leadership. So now, its my honor to introduce someone whos been doing incredible work both as a director of Community Health projects, formerly a. P. I. Wellness center, but also leading the charge for trans day of remembrance, trans march, trans visibility day. I dont know how she has the energy she has, but please welcome nicky colma. Thank you, claire. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is nicky colma, and i work for the San Francisco health center, formerly known as the agency a. P. I. Wellness center, and i oversee our programs and Community Engagement of the organization. So im very honored to be here with everybody and speaking here, you know . I came to San Francisco in 1989, and i was right behind mark leno when they were doing all those initiatives to to give health care for all the city employees. And i wasnt wearing glasses then, and now im wearing glasses coming back here. So but i just wanted to let you all know whats going on, the contribution that were doing. You know, ive been doing a lot of events for my community, and this one this one event is something that every time it comes near, i always have to think about if i want to really spearhead it and make sure that its happening because i think its something that we just dont want to have it anymore, you know . Its the transgender day of remembrance, and for many of those who dont know, the transgender day of remembrance started in 1989 by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Smith to honor the memory of her friend, rita hester, who was killed in 1988. And this day is to remember those who we have lost. Sadly, across the country, in 2019, we have seen 22 transgender people shot or killed by violent means. 22 people of color or transgender African American women. The body of b. Love slater, 23 years old, a trans woman of color, was found on august 23. Her body was badly burned, and she had to be identified with dental records. This hasnt stopped. So i would like to invite all of you to join us this coming november 20. Its going to be a city event. We have a march from city hall to u. C. Hastings, where we held it last year, as well. Its going to be at 5 30 to 6 00 for the march and a celebration at 6 00 at u. C. Hastings. And i would like to invite folks to come to our annual trans giving event. I think its official that San Francisco was the very first city that had a Dropin Center for the transgender community, and that was trans pride, so that was trans at that time. And we do this wonderful brunch for our community on thanksgiving day itself from 11 00 to 2 00, and wed love to see folks who could like to serve or like to help out or just, you know, talk with all the clients that we have at trans tribe. Id like to also mention the trans pride board is here, who we just brought somebody new on board, our president , carol and anjalie. Were going to rock s. F. Pride and make sure we are there, so everybody, thank you so much. [applause] so before we continue, i would love to just take a moment of silence and really honor all those folks that nicky mentioned that weve lost this year. Now, id like to thank tom horn for helping us make this event happen. It would not happen without his leadership and support. Standup, tom. Okay. [applause] he doesnt like the attention. And charlotte, too. Thank you so much for your ongoing support and work. These events are done with love, and it takes resources to make them happen, so thank you so much. So speaking of resources, we have a huge champion for our community and our lgbt community. Our district 8 supervisor, and the only out lgbt member on the board. Please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. [applause] supervisor mandelman thank you claire. And as others have said, thank you so much for the extraordinary work that you and your office do. And thank you, tom horn. The mayor was whispering to me before we started that tom horn always comes through. Thank you. [applause] supervisor mandelman i guess ill begin where senator wiener finished, in that harvey milk knew how important queer representation is, how important it was for people to come out, and for people to be elected and serve. I think i had said at other events i look forward to the day when i am speaking after a trans elected supervisor. We need to do that, and it will happen soon. We have other queer people who are serving on School Boards and other places, tom temprano and mark sanchez. Since were quoting great elected american officials from decades ago, i often think about Hubert Humphreys quote, about the three groups of american citizens. In San Francisco our actually in the United States in 2019, i think the moral test of our Queer Community and certainly here in San Francisco, the moral test of our community is how we treat our Trans Community. And until recently, i think we all know and continuing to this day, by that measure, we are failing, and we have failed. But i do want to thank this mayor, london breed, for the focus she has brought to the Trans Community and the unprecedented achievements she has made, but we need to do more. These shelters particularly around homeless and the workforce events we are doing is so important to this community. But we need to do these things not because the Trans Community is in need but because the Trans Community is our strength. Certainly as queer people, we know our Movement Began with trans folks. The reason that donald trump finds repeated reasons to attack the Trans Community is because the Trans Community is everything that donald trump is not. And ultimately, donald trump will lose, but every single trans person in this country presents a fundamental threat to what donald trump is all about. So the future is trans if were lucky and if we work for it, which i know were going to do. Have a fantastic month, everybody. [applause] wow. The future is trans, and for now, well start with a month, but so i also wanted we have one more speaker, but i want to recognize our lgbt commissioners, and our department heads. If folks could wave. I see you back there, naya, being all shy. [applause] when we talk about pathways to leadership, the supervisor spoke, theyre a great way to be on one. So come talk to me. Its my pleasure to introduce two people that have been doing incredible work in the arts, shawnna veraga and shawn dorsey have been leading the way for the trans festival and the fresh meat festival every year. And last week, shawn, whos on our trans committee, met with the mayor about the need to preserve trans art in our city. We come to San Francisco with the hope to be able to share that with the rest of the city. And with so many of us displaced, its really important that we invest in art so that we not only remember our history but that we preserve the stories and art that make our community so important. So with that, please welcome shawnna veraga and shawn dorsey. [applause] excuse me. I i cant right now. Speaking to the mayor. Okay. Byebye. Hi, everybody. My name is shawnna verago. Im the artistic director of the San Francisco transgender Film Festival, and im so honored to be here today. Im so grateful to be here today. I came out in the 1980s, and so when i go to trans events, whether its the San Francisco transgender Film Festival or fresh meat or anywhere else where a lot of trans people gather, im usually the only person from my generation of friends thats still alive because of suicide, hiv aids, poverty, murder. And so i feel very driven to continue our battles and our and our fight against our avowed enemy. You know, its interesting because im primarily an artist, and im been thrust into being an activist. And ive heard so much inspirational wisdom here today, and i would like to thank i have a long list of gratitudes, but i do want to thank senator scott wiener, supervisor mandelman, everyone at the office of transgender initiatives, and especially the Mayors Office and mayor breed for helping us continue to thrive, to increase our budget. We when we started, we one of the codirectors had a credit card, and thats how we were able to rent the theater. We applied for years to get grants. We couldnt get a grant to save our lives. And so through grit, through punk rock toughness, really, we managed to survive since 1997. And were the longest running transgender Film Festival in the world. And we started here. We started in the mission district. Weve screened over 300 films since that time, and i do think, as we know, our communities are under attack, but that the San Francisco transgender Film Festival, i think we kind of all have to know what our expertise and our lane is. And i think theres these political geniuses behind me. But we need to change the narrative of how were viewed in our culture. And i think weve proven since we have been here since 1997 that trans people wont be silenced, we wont be erased, and were going to continue the fight through the arts, so thank you very much. [applause] hello, everyone. I just want to add i dont know if you shared that the trans Film Festival was founded at the worlds first trans Film Festival, so i feel like we should give ourselves a round of applause. Hello. Im shawn dorsey, and im the director and founder of the fresh meat festival. Were all about investing in the creative expression and cultur Cultural Community in the Trans Community. Right now, i want to invite all of us to take part in a creative expression exercise. So i want everyone to please repeat after me. I love trans people. [repeating] except say it like youre not so sad about. I love trans people i love gender nonconforming people and as we talk about the continued genocide and murder of black trans women, thats an equation. So the other side of that equation is please repeat after me. I will invest in the wellbeing and leadership of black trans women. I love trans people [cheers and applause] thank you all so much. Please yes, check out our work and please come to the San Francisco transgender Film Festival next week. Its thursday through sunday. Sftfs. Org. Two programs are closed captioned and a. S. L. Interpreted. No one turned away for lack of funds, so please join us. Thank you so much. [applause] so its almost that time for drinks and food. Im sure youre all ready for it. Its friday, but i also want to recognize honey mahogany from the dccc and supervisor haneys office and ana deyano and her team. [applause] so as we move forward, as i mentioned, we need to continue to prioritize communities that are impacted in our city and beyond. And the mayor has taken leadership and really supported Mental Health and housing four for people in our city, and that includes the Trans Community. And over the last year, weve lost so many to suicide. So its really important we reach out for help, we see each other in our community because you are loved, as shawn said. We want to continue to be a part of a community that continues to grow. And as i said, have a great trans month of awareness. Yes, drinks. Lets get drinks. Hello, everyone. Nice to see you all tonight on the 20th annual transgender day of remembrance. This has always been a very heavy and very important day for myself. This is the 50 15th to 15 th time that i have been participating in this. I work with the office of transgender initiative. Our office is the first trans led Government Office in the country. We work with Community Members to advance policies, programs, and equity for transgendered and nonconforming communities. That is why we are here today. This is such an important day. Today, like as we have been paying attention to a lot of videos and a lot of speakers throughout the day about what people are saying. And one of the things that is so striking about this day, that i know a lot of us can see when we see the signs that we are carrying, is that of the 26 transgendered women that have been killed this year, 24 of them are black transgendered women. And with that, there was a speaker earlier today, a performance artist and poet named miss mojo who asked, what do we do when two black transgendered women are getting murdered every month. What do we do . And thats a really important and hard question for us to answer about what we can do. And in that, i wanted to take leadership in trans women of color and what they are saying. And one of the things Racquel Willis is a amazing editor at out magazine. She wrote a post today but all the things we can do. And one of the big things is investing in our communities. Investing in our leadership, putting resources in these organizations, and particularly with black transgendered women. So with that, kicking off transgender day of remembrance is importance to center that. I want to invite leaders to come and have a word about the day who have been part of organizing this event throughout these past few months, and who are doing it doing important work in our community. Without further ado, i want to invite Akira Jackson who has been doing incredible antiviolence work and doing incredible work in getting people housed in San Francisco and making sure that people have a safe place to stay. Welcome to a cure acura jackson. [applause] welcome, everyone. I love you, too. The only way to beat hate is with love and the only way to love is to be together. That is why we are all here today. Daniel castro, one of the founders of the coalition, that is one of her words today. It has been almost five years since gabriela to jesus was murdered. The founders, the leaders, and the family stood here at city hall calling out for support from our city officials and allies to end the genocide of transgender women. This coalition assembled here for a dianne on february 10th, 2015. Leaders such as genitive jackson , the executive director of transgender [calling names] [calling names] just to name a few, sit in solidarity for all of our fallen sisters. That demonstration still resonates today. Since then, the coalition has dedicated the mission in addressing systems of oppression , but not only calling out to those who perpetuate acts of violence, vertebral, emotional, and or physical, but we hold them accountable. The vision of this coalition is safety for trans women in a world free of Prison Industrial Complex and state violence. Currently, project coalition has taken responsibility in providing training to Housing Service providers. We are aware that 70 of trans people in shelters experience harassment, one out of two trans people are homeless, and that trans people are 18 times more likely to experience homelessness. Last monday, project coalition launched the hour trans home citywide Media Campaign on the munimobile buses, which features a staggering findings from the experience of trans people seeking shelter. Campaigns such as this have been one of several projects that the coalition has produced, in addition to addressing the immediate issues of trans and gnc folk. Issues such as advocating and supporting individuals experiencing eviction, threats to citizenship, support in the legal gender affording document, and work permit providing gain voles gainful employment, leadership development, and Community Mobilization and correspondence. Sins mayor london breed maida stands in ending homelessness, she has made it evident to include our trends and gnc community. The mayor accepted are ask in providing trans Inclusive Housing and trans rental subsidies. As it pertains to this project, we are providing expertise in developing Impactful Solutions to inform this project so it maintains the integrity of the true project. We want to keep people housed and improve Housing Services. [applause] furthermore, as we observe this day of remembrance for those that were brutally murdered because society has no values for our lives, let us also take a stance today to tell these individuals that the whole system of oppression, and those that could give a damn about our lives and our future. Not one more. [cheers and applause] thank you. This is also a big moment for San Francisco and we are so excited to welcome you here. I know this is a big deal and we think it is incredibly important and because of that, and to mark the importance of how this is for city hall, mayor breed has joined us today to say a few words. [cheers and applause] thank you for the opportunity to speak to you all this evening on an occasion that we know is very difficult for so many people. I grew up in the city and i grew up in a community where violence was normalized. Gun violence in particular took away the lives of so many people that i loved, so many people that i cared about and sadly in this country, we see that we have still not done enough to address what is happening with gun violence and how it is important to make sure that this doesnt continue to happen in this country. The same, sadly with so many incredible people in our Trans Community throughout the country the loss of 26 lives in just this past year, and unfortunately, disproportionately again, africanamerican women who are victimized just because they are being who they are meant to be. It is so unfortunate that every year, when we come here, we come here as a day of remembrance, but we also sadly have had to add more people to the list. It is heartbreaking, but i am also excited about the future because so many people are here, so many people are paying attention. So many people are advocating and pushing and fighting and are not giving up on the need for change in this city and in this country. There is no reason why anyone should have to walk anywhere in fear of being victimized for any reason. That is why we are here today. We must remember because we have to rededicate ourselves every single time to a Better Future so that there is not one more person that we lose to violence in any way. I want to thank the Trans Advisory Committee and the advocates for continuing to push for the kinds of policy changes where in this city we are making historical investments. Our trans home s. F. , so many incredible investments in the arts and our trans Film Festival continuing to make not only the financial investments, but the changes to policies and being an example for the rest of the world to follow. We are doing this because we have incredible leaders and incredible people who continue to advocate, including Claire Farley, who has been an amazing advocate for change in this city [applause] tonight, in honor of those who are no longer with us, city hall is lit up in the color of our transgender flag. This is a way to make sure that this city knows how important this day is, how important the people are that we have lost and that their lives are not forgotten and that as a result, we are committed now more than ever to make sure that the change leads to the results that we all want. Not one more ever. Thank you. [applause] thank you so much for those words. My name is naomi right. I may block transgendered women, unapologetically black, unapologetically trans, and unapologetically a woman. [applause] i dont have an elaborate speech today. When i was asked to speak was asked to speak about what it means to me. So i will do just that. As a woman of black trans experience, i am using it to make a way this fight did not start with me. I think about the marcia p. Johnsons, miss billy cooper, the amazing team that stand behind me and stand with me that have been in this fight for a long time. I am reminded of the beautiful souls who have helped pave the way for women like me. I am reminded of my siblings who dont have access to the education i have had. I am reminded of my friends who dont have access to basic necessities such as gainful employment, healthcare, trans inclusive healthcare, and so much more. At the same time, i think about the janets of the world, the laverne his of the world, and i think about all of the potential that has been lost and all of the potential that still exists. I think about the potential of myself, i think about the potential of everyone on this stage. I think about the potential of everyone in this audience, and they really invite as today to use this space as a way to celebrate the lives of these women and to celebrate the potential of our community. Thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. [applause] [speaking spanish] sorry. I would like to start honoring all the beautiful trans people who are presented here and say to you that [speaking spanish] we see you, we feel you, and we honor you for the great gift you give. I want to say, in the name of the organization, thank you to all our trans siblings who we are honoring here today. The lives of those who were silenced by the hands of violence and bigotry. We are here to raise the awareness of this violence epidemic against us, against trans people. We believe in healing, in restorative justice, in peace and love and our communities. So we work hard to prevent violence, but also create action and awareness because awareness is a daily practice which is reprised by human responsibility those who are facing the face of violence. If you are a nonna trans person who is proud about [indiscernible] you can start knowing about us, more about our stories. Know about our lives and learn from us who we are and what challenges we face in our daily basis. Sometimes i hear comments justifying the violence and murder of trans women. [indiscernible] and forgetting that the only responsible person of a murder is the person who causes harm and kills her, him, them. There are many ways to kill someone. You can deny them education, and they wont have the skills and tools to get a job. You can deny them Job Opportunities and they will need to put themselves at risk to get food and basic needs to survive. You can deny access to the community, and this person will be isolated and causing emotional and spiritual harm and make them more available for any kind of violence. [indiscernible] we are honoring the 22 trans sisters whose lives were taken away from us from their families and community, but also remembering those trans siblings who are fleeing their countries to seek life and find death here we honor a trans sister from honduras and a trans sister from el salvador. We also honor the life of those trans siblings around the world who hatred took their lives away and make us realize that this epidemic is growing. We can and we need to do better. [speaking spanish] [speaking spanish] [cheers and applause] thank you so much. Next i want to welcome icon, mother to many, founder of trans life, pride grand marshall, miss billy cooper. Hello, everyone. I would like to say that i am so honored to be here. I would also like to say we can never forget remembrance and resilience and black trans excellence and black trans equity and black trans equality. As i stand here, h. And every time a trans woman is murdered or a trans man, that takes a little part of me away. I am 61 years old and also as i stand here on the soldiers shoulders of many trans men and women, i just want to say, it is also about respect. It is about respecting Human Dignity and human consciousness and human life, and it is horrific and its horrible that the United States of america treats people the way they do. The Life Expectancy for a black trans woman is 29 years old as we stand here. I am 61. I am so lucky to be alive. I am so very lucky and grateful and honored to be here living in San Francisco for over 35 years and being a Community Activist and fighting for transgender human rights. The rights that we have been neglected and denied for many, many years, and my black trans sisters and my latina sisters should have not been murdered, should have not been subjected to i. C. E. , to all the police, to all the brutality and to all the inhuman treatment. I would like to say, to all the senators and all the congressmen and all the state representatives and all the mirrors and the governors and to that Little Orange haired man a living in the white house, i just want to say, your time is limited. You have to answer to someone, too. Give us our rights that we deserve. I am tired of begging for the scraps off the table. I am tired. We have to realize that we have to vote because every vote counts and we need to have some transgender congressmen and representatives and senators and we need the first transgender president of the United States. I am is billy cooper. We are still fucking here [cheers and applause] with that, thank you so much miss billy cooper. Thank you so much, everyone. My name is Claire Farley and i want to thank you all for coming out. You really represent what makes San Francisco great and we cannot do this work without our allies. Thank you to mayor breed and thank you to all of our amazing, amazing speakers. It is an honor to serve you and i look forward to the rest of the work we have ahead. Now lets march over to hastings thank you. [cheers and applause] growing up in San Francisco has been way safer than growing up other places we we have that bubble, and its still that bubble that its okay to be whatever you want to. You can let your free flag fry he fly here. As an adult with autism, im here to challenge peoples idea of what autism is. My journey is not everyones journey because every autistic child is different, but