[inaudible] michele [inaudible] Elizabeth Gill and [inaudible] thank you so much for your leadership on this issue and thank you for your heart felt words. When wrongs get righted i think we get emotional because of the healing that happens and i feel it is a healing for the community that is long due. All people deserve to be not just tolerated, not just respected, respected but not just respected, but all human beings deserve to be celebrated and celebrated equally. All colors of the rainbow should be celebratored. Immigrants, women, men and all the rest deserve to be equally celebrated. Residence of Public Housing and people who are homeless and residence of assisted care facilities deserve to be celebrated, not just tolerated. Elderly and [inaudible] this is i think relevant to 24 community. I was kicked out of the house for being gay. I had a violent step father who trying to kill me. Im the last left of 30 gay guys. Like many people in my community we dont have access student the
Senior houses. Thank you thank you very much eliz beth gill and a senior staff attorney of aclu of northern california. I want to say thank you for introducing this measure. We support it, it is a important civil rights measure for a vulnerable part of the population. Thank you thank you very much for being here. Hello, my name is daniel [inaudible] and im a attorney with Transgender Law Center and im here on behalf of the organization to, press or support for this orbd nns. I will be short and sweet. I want to say this ordinance will improve access to necessary Long Term Care facilities for Lgbt Community members in particular our transgender Community Members and in doing so it will insure the seniors receive the necessary care that they need. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there any additional Public Comment on item 1 . Seeing none mr. Chairman may we close Public Comment . Sure Public Comment is now closed. Colleagues do you have Closing Remarks . Mr. Chairman thank you for hea
Best practices. [inaudible] will serve as a compelling model whos impact has a pesh to row verberate the cost of the cities other sites including shelters other housing and senior houses. Thank you thank you very much eliz beth gill and a senior staff attorney of aclu of northern california. I want to say thank you for introducing this measure. We support it, it is a important civil rights measure for a vulnerable part of the population. Thank you thank you very much for being here. Hello, my name is daniel [inaudible] and im a attorney with Transgender Law Center and im here on behalf of the organization to, press or support for this orbd nns. I will be short and sweet. I want to say this ordinance will improve access to necessary Long Term Care facilities for Lgbt Community members in particular our transgender Community Members and in doing so it will insure the seniors receive the necessary care that they need. Thank you. Thank you very much. Is there any additional Public Comment
Important in addressing the isue. Supervisor wiener merngzed the letter coming in across the country from midwest and new york and washington dc and cal. Across the lgbt team there is a sense this ordinance could be a Pivotal Moment in changing that conversation and bringing more attention to issue. In a study done for lgbt [inaudible] 90 percent said they wouldnt be safe in the facility and 50 percent of respondent said they are or someone they knew faced discrimination and this included verbal and physical harassment by staff or other residence [inaudible] restriction of visitors. Refruzal to provide basic care. Deninel of medical care and refusal to respect the persons identify. To give 2 examples from that report both from california, john and jack went to a nusilty and the facility said they refused to bathe jack because they didnt want to touch a gay person. A transgender [inaudible] forced to eat by herself and not allowed to participate in any activities. There is no doubt cali
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