I love the city and department and i love being of service. I vow to work hard to work hard to carry out the vision of the San FranciscoFire Department and to move us forward in a positive way. If i were to give a little advice to women and queer kids, find people to support you. Keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep trying. You never know what door is going to open next. You really dont. [cheers and happy Second Annual transgender History Month. [applause]. It is an absolutely pleasure to be here with you all. And welcome this very special moment here in San Francisco. I have the great honor to be your mc for this ocean im jupiter per asa. An occasion that is personal to me and close to my heart. For some context why that is, back in 2021 i wrote the initial draft proclamation that designating august as transgender History Month. I was inspired by the cafeteria riots on an august 9 in 1966. We dont know exactly what day it happened but we do know that it happened in august. I asked myself, why is it that we dont know what day it happened . It is monumental history. Why dont we know . The sad reality of it is that this monumental occurrence was so major and unlike anything that had ever occurred before at that scale in the United States , that an effort to eliminate it from records and existence ensued. It persisted. And because of it, watershed moments in the lbgtq Civil Rights Movement followed. Such as the stonewall riots of 1969. So, the idea transgender History Month began to take shape via this train of thought. I thought about black History Month and womens History Month. Now national low recognized months. And the essential education and awareness that they bring to the general masses every year. That knowledge is critical in bringing awareness and understanding of the struggles and history that have taken place to get where we are now. When i wrote this procolumnation i had the honor of serving as director of social Justice Empowerment Initiative the transgender district the worlds only legally recognized cultural district dedicated to the Transgender Community. Based in the tenderloin neighborhood. Grounded and rooted in the 55 to the event that is the cafeteria riot. With the guidance of president of the transgender district, we brought the proclamation to the office of transgender initiatives. Without the office transgender initiate evers, in their instrumental advocacy for transgender History Month to the mayors office. We would not be sitting here today. Director powell craigo wherever he is and the office of transgender initiatives serve a huge round of applause for determination to make this happen. In last but not least, transgender History Month would not have happened at all without the profound alliship of mayor breed. Yes. Round of applause. Mayor breed has proven time and time again her unwaivering alliship to the transgender communitiful dedication to support,up lift and empower San FranciscoTransgender Community. Mayor breed has set the bar for any mayor across any city in the United States on what it means to be inclusive and stand with the Transgender Community. And in what seemed to be a sign from the universe in our transs mir breed signed transgender History Month on august 24, 2021. On what would have been masha p. Johnsons 76th birthday. [applause] and just last year, Santa Clarita county adopted transgender History Month. Following San Franciscos leadership. Transgender history should not be understated. Transgender history helps us understand the shared struggled that bind us. How we are more alike than we are different. Whether or not [inaudible] or trans. Now t is imperative to lone in transgender history to understand the reemergence of extremists in violent antitransgender rhetoric that has taken a hold of National Politics the last few years. The a tax were seen against the transgender and gender Diverse Communities are not new. In fact, hay draw from the detectiveds of the 1970s and 80s that lead to the station of [inaudible] as a mental disorder. I quote, disease. Such developments rated systemic hurdles that hindered many transpeople from seek gender affirming Health Care Services and a better quality of life. The consequence manifested of trans people from society. Resulting in poverty, isolation, depression, unpreps dented transphobic violence and sickness. We must learn to guarantee a future defined by liberation. Transpeople have contributed a great deal to modern day society. Transpeople deserve to know they come from a lineage of thought leaders, pioneers and warriors. Our history is a vivid and captivating account of sack fireworks transformation, joy and a journey toward personal liberation. We sit here, with the gift that is the Transgender Community of San Francisco. To have icons and pioneers like mrs. Sona persona. Ms. Bill cooper. Chung, aria, connie mahogany. Ja neta johnson. Powell prego, tina. Nicole doctor striker and many, many others seen and unseen paving their way in their own field such as melanie and gender affirming care and kenya in technology and engineering. So now, i welcome a trans icon and someone i admire. For a lands acknowledgment. This individual is cofounder of the transgender district. Coowner of the stud. And the highest elected black transwoman in the country for any democratic chapter. Give a warm welcome to part chair of the San Francisco democrat irk central committee. Connie mahogany. Thank you, so much, jupiter for that introduction. One more time for jupiter. [applause] thanks to here we are here tilde have the honor on behalf of old bull doing the land acknowledgment. This land acknowledgment recognizes the city of San Francisco resides on unceded Ramaytush Ohlone land on a village site. We acknowledge the suffering caused by the theft and colonization of the land and grieve the on going harm to Ramaytush Ohlone cultures and to all the indigenous cult urs of the planet. We honor the Ramaytush Ohlone the stewards of the lands and wildlife. We recognize the live home of the Ramaytush Ohlone people the on going existing first people of San Francisco and the surrounding bay area. With rich cult urs full of song, dance, language, ceremonies and tradition. Thank you. [applause] thank you so much. Honey. And now i would like to introduce the champion of transgender History Month. Give a warm welcome to mayor london breed. [applause] first of all, hi to take a moment to just really appreciate jupiters comments. And putting thing in perspective to truly celebrate transgender History Month in San Francisco. It is so grit to be here with all of you including our elected lead e Joel Engardio a member of the board of supervisors. [applause]. You can wave, joel. He is look at me do i wave what do i do . The first liege fire chief in San Francisco history ja jeanine nicholson. Connie chew and joaquin torres. Let me honor some amazing trail blazers ms. Billie cooper in the back. As well as donna persona. And i want to acknowledge the executive director for pride who is joining us today. Thank you so suzanne ford for your hard work in making pride really special. [applause]. The new generation of leaders in the transcommunity stand on your shoulders. We are grateful to welcome you all here to San Francisco upon city hall to celebrate transgender History Month in the city and county of San Francisco [applause] thank you, honey for that great land acknowledgment. And what i love so much in talking about San Francisco on such a special occasion is not just that our city is a resilient city because of the community what they represent in terms of the history the transgender movement, which really, truly was at the center of sparking a movement for lbgtq community and San Francisco as a city of firsts. When you think, people continue to talk about stonewall the first known movements in history that occurred in new york. And we all know in San Francisco, that if we dont talk about our history, if we dont put it out there, someone else will try to take credit for had we have done in San Francisco. In 1966, what happened here comptons riots is not elevated and documented and talked about and celebrated the first movements in the lbgtq movement not just the transgender and the drag queen move inspect all of the movements combined, this is where it started in San Francisco because of this community. As i talk about San Francisco being a city of first i came from 150th Year Anniversary celebration of the cable car. It is 150 years first cable car invented the only still in San Francisco. And San Francisco really is a city of firsts. First cable car. First television invent in the San Francisco. We condition. The clap on San Francisco invented that. Which created this door for technology and opportunity and the which ia pet the guy who invented the clap on. Why do we talk about this . Because when it happens in San Francisco it takes flight. And here in San Francisco we started with not just the first office of transgender initiatives, but it went on along with so many great leaders that were mentioned including honey and others to start a transgender district. To really Work Together with our Transgender Advisory Committee to put forth initiatives to not just talk about history and the movement but to final low make Real Investment to push for aggressive change. Im proud that San Francisco continues to push the envelope. Continues to be put on the map when it come to transgender rights. And the w this we have done together including the transhome sf and a commitment to end transhomelessness in San Francisco has been transformtive. And along with the challenges that continue to persist around homelessness in this community. The First Program around universal basic income for transgender people in San Francisco. A lot of the work we continue to do in including the first building the first building to have transgender youth here in San Francisco. And let mow tell you, the challenge we continue to run into because transgender people as a whole are under attack but our youth more than anything else. So much so this we could not really announce celebrate and disclose the location out of fear what might happen to those young people who will be moving in this space. But the city did not let that stop us from moving forward. We invested resources and help to support lion martin in terms of the w they are doing the security that they need to ensure this people can get health care and support and resource. Without fear of being attacked. Well is so much that we are doing in San Francisco. Jupiter out lined a lot of the great initiatives and would not happen had it not been for this incredible xhounlts. Continuing to push the envelope. Continuing to advocate. And continuing to make sure that this communities is united in our fight to ensure that the support that is available not just to the lbgtq community as a whole but well is a specific focus. On the transcommunity for resources, services, based on challenges and disparities that continue to persist. This community represents wholehearted low the resiliency what it means to be a francesca. When we talk about the Phoenix Rising from the ashes your strength, courage and everything you continue to do to push the envelope; is why so many others in had country and in this world can truly be courageous they look to San Francisco and they truly see that we are a beacon of hope in the Transgender Community. [applause] thank you all for being here to celebrate transgender History Month in San Francisco lets continue to roll up our sleeves. Continue to do this incredible work to those who are a part of the community as well as the alli. We will push the inspect in San Francisco and maintain our place as a beacon of hope for all transpeople throughout the world. Thank you. [applause] thank you, mayor breechld give mayor breed another round of applause. Thank you. And now i Welcome Back Party chair of the San FranciscoDemocratic Committee honey mahogany. [applause] thank you, so much an honor to be here amongst community and leaders and here in my home town of San Francisco which as the mayor said has been a place of so many firsts for our community. Im proud to stand here the first transperson to serve as chair of any local democratic per in the country. Im here proud as one of the founders of the cultural district and someone who live in a city we committed to ending trans homelessness. That being said, even here in San Francisco we have so much more work to do. Even here in the state of california we still have people who are attacking transpeople rights. And as we see laws passed in other states across the country, so many people are fleeing to sanctuary cities like california and cities like San Francisco only to find they couldnt ford to live here fetch are going to be a sanctuary city we have to double down on investments. Ensure when people come they are welcomed and stabilized and allowed to continue to prosper and to live that dream of what sanctuary means in San Francisco. I think that one of the things we can do most are or best is be as loud and proud as we can be here. We have to demonstrate to the world what transexcellence looks like and have to teach our history. The reason that republicans and people of across the country are attacking our school boards. Education system and public schools. Banning book because they than education is the 63 to their success and the way in which they can exploit us as scapegoats. I want to say that who i we saw the rhetoric in the 70s and 80s it does did not start there. We can go back to world war ii when we saw the discrimination pushed upon our community. When we think about the book burnings by the nazi party. One of the first and famous and one you seen pictures of happened at the clinic of doctor magnus. Was a jewish gay jewish doctor when republican a gender clinic in germany. Years of reswhaefrp it money to bes transgender. And how to help transgender people of all of that research and that knowledge and books was burned and destroyed. And transpeople went from at this time in germany able to live their live in public being able to get cards to acknowledge they were trans people and allowed wear when than i wore. They went from this to persecuted and the Pink Triangle on them and burn in the gas chambered. It is very important we remember that history this. We acknowledge that history and teach that history to so we dont repeat it today we are seeing history repeat itself. In places here like San Francisco, we have leaders who do the right thing. Leaders who are fight to make this say safe space and doing their best to ensure people can come here and seek sanctuary. I challenge us e approximately allis to do more. Meet the challenge. As chair of the Democratic Party i have honor of working along side nancy pelosi in doing stone bank across our state and the country to make sure we elect people who will fight for our rights not just transrival right to access Reproductive Health care and abortions this is all linked. Please, it is i