Fellow commissioners, irene riley. Thank you so much for coming and joining us. Im Karen Clawson T chair of the San Francisco human Rights Commission. This morning i made a few remarks but what we didnt do which i wanted to make sure we did right now is to thank everyone who has helped to make this summit possible including, of course, the asian Art Museum Staff t San Francisco public library staff, all of the people who have given us technical support, the human Rights Commission staff, including our Commission Secretary Kathy mulkey meyer. Amelia Martinez Bankhead and taquan harrison, sarah sang, and jessica compo. So thank you, all, very, very much. For all of your hard work in putting this sum in it together. Because we do have some newcomer, i want to reiterate a few things and that is that we live in a nation founded on violence. And while we are all here well intentioned, resident citizens, Community Leader, young, or we have our youth here who will be talking to us this afterno
As we transition this afternoon, i want to welcome back those who joined us this morning. And i want to welcome those who are just joining us this afternoon including one of my fellow commissioners, irene riley. Thank you so much for coming and joining us. Im Karen Clawson T chair of the San Francisco human Rights Commission. This morning i made a few remarks but what we didnt do which i wanted to make sure we did right now is to thank everyone who has helped to make this summit possible including, of course, the asian Art Museum Staff t San Francisco public library staff, all of the people who have given us technical support, the human Rights Commission staff, including our Commission Secretary Kathy mulkey meyer. Amelia Martinez Bankhead and taquan harrison, sarah sang, and jessica compo. So thank you, all, very, very much. For all of your hard work in putting this sum in it together. Because we do have some newcomer, i want to reiterate a few things and that is that we live in a nat
I would like to begin by thanking our wonderful San Francisco mayor London Breed for hosting us today and your incredible support of the trans and lgbt community and also the transgender for making this historic month possible. Thank you to all the city and elected official leaders who are here joining us including Dccc Chair Honey mahogany. Supervisor Rafael Mandelman, Si Cilia chung and many more. So i moved to San Francisco after graduating from college in one thousand nine hundred eightyfive and within two years, i met the sisters and sort of was propelled head first into the front lines on the war against hiv and aids and began fighting for civil rights and the thing that has impressed me most about San Francisco is our community, we are intelligent, we are compassionate, we are creative and we are determined. The sisters of perpetual indulgence started here in San Francisco. We are the first ever gay mens chorus. We fought for the right to serve. We have laid down and screamed i
As we transition this afternoon, i want to welcome back those who joined us this morning. And i want to welcome those who are just joining us this afternoon including one of my fellow commissioners, irene riley. Thank you so much for coming and joining us. Im Karen Clawson T chair of the San Francisco human Rights Commission. This morning i made a few remarks but what we didnt do which i wanted to make sure we did right now is to thank everyone who has helped to make this summit possible including, of course, the asian Art Museum Staff t San Francisco public library staff, all of the people who have given us technical support, the human Rights Commission staff, including our Commission Secretary Kathy mulkey meyer. Amelia Martinez Bankhead and taquan harrison, sarah sang, and jessica compo. So thank you, all, very, very much. For all of your hard work in putting this sum in it together. Because we do have some newcomer, i want to reiterate a few things and that is that we live in a nat
As we transition this afternoon, i want to welcome back those who joined us this morning. And i want to welcome those who are just joining us this afternoon including one of my fellow commissioners, irene riley. Thank you so much for coming and joining us. Im Karen Clawson T chair of the San Francisco human Rights Commission. This morning i made a few remarks but what we didnt do which i wanted to make sure we did right now is to thank everyone who has helped to make this summit possible including, of course, the asian Art Museum Staff t San Francisco public library staff, all of the people who have given us technical support, the human Rights Commission staff, including our Commission Secretary Kathy mulkey meyer. Amelia Martinez Bankhead and taquan harrison, sarah sang, and jessica compo. So thank you, all, very, very much. For all of your hard work in putting this sum in it together. Because we do have some newcomer, i want to reiterate a few things and that is that we live in a nat