Building in his name. When gilbert created the rainbow flag, he generously chose not to trademark it because he recognized its symbolism and knew it should be accessible to everyone to show their pry. This month, millions of lgbtq americans march through the streets with pride, celebrating the beautiful diversity and best regards, nancy pelosi. [applause] our next speaker is a person of considerable distinction. In 1969, he was the first single adult in america to adopt a child. The fact that he did that as a gay man is really profound. He was also or tainted by mayor Gavin Newsome and has the distinction of marrying the most number of couples during the summer of love at city hall. He is the original owner of the rainbow flag apartments. He was the one who put up the name rainbow flag, who put up the flag itself and also as i said before, he was the one that gave us a chance. He said yes whenever other land lord that we approached in six monthses said no. He then said thats a security
[applause] the hon. London breed and let me say, today is about networking, today is about coming together, but we all have to remember is we still have challenges in this country. And part of what were challenged today is to take our knowledge, to take what we learned, to take this excitement and spread this all over the city and all over the board rooms, positions as c. E. O. S of fortune 500 companies. So the goal here is to sink in all this advanced knowledge and think about ways that we can put our best selves forward, but also, we always have to remember to reach back and pull up one another. Thats what today is all about, because ill tell you, had it not been for some of the most incredib incredible women in my community, the amazing mentors who looked out for me, i dont know where id be. Ill just tell you a quick story. My first job at age 14 was working as a place called the Family School. Now, i showed up the first day. Maybe i wasnt necessarily dressed like i am in my mayora
Waved goodbye to the obamas when they left on january 20, 2017. The secret service told me girl, youve got to get out of here. You cant stay any longer. Even on the worst days, i wouldnt have traded that for anything in the world. So after that, as i was going through the multiple stages of grief. I thought, what do you want to do next . I used to tease president obama, oh, my job is so much better than your job. I knew id never have a better job. So i did some soul searching. What are some jobs weighing on the issues that came before him . What do i care about . It came down to i care enormously about gender equity. I think its outrageous that in this day and time that we are still not paid equally, that we dont have a national pay leave policy, that Work Flexibility isnt built into every single workplace, that there are still companies that havent figured out that youre leaving your town on the sideline by figuring out a way to organize so that families can thrive. So one of my colle
My name is doctor ellen moffett, i am an assistant medical examiner for the city and county of San Francisco. I perform autopsy, review medical records and write reports. Also integrate other sorts of testing data to determine cause and manner of death. I have been here at this facility since i moved here in november, and previous to that at the old facility. I was worried when we moved here that because this building is so much larger that i wouldnt see people every day. I would miss my personal interactions with the other employees, but that hasnt been the case. This building is very nice. We have lovely autopsy tables and i do get to go upstairs and down stairs several times a day to see everyone else i work with. We have a bond like any other group of employees that work for a specific agency in San Francisco. We work closely on each case to determine the best cause of death, and we also interact with family members of the diseased. That brings us closer together also. I am an inve
And it started with this man right here today. [applause] today we reclaim our space here in the tender loin and raise the rainbow flag. And my deepest appreciation to Deborah Walker. Without her support and leadership, this would have never happened. [applause] and finally, our next speaker for lending her support for this project, for championing the needs of h. I. V. Positive, the transgender, lesbian, gay bisexual communities, please help us welcome the one true queen of San Francisco, our mayor, london breed. [applause] thank you so much, brian. And what an amazing story. Its great to hear. When i think about, you know, sadly some of the discriminatory practices that existed in our country for so many years, i definitely relate to those challenges and we all know the history of this country and how so many people, the African American community and the discrimination in housing, the Lgbt Community and discrimination as it relates to housing and that just shows us that we have work