415 6550001 and entering access code 146 738 6789. When we reach your item, and you would like to submit your Public Comment, press star and 3 to be added to the queue. When i have 30 seconds remaining, youll hear a chime indicating your time is almost up. And we will be testing a new chime today. Ill take the next person queued to speak. Call from a quiet location, speak clearly and slowly, and please mute the volume on your television. Id like to take roll at this time. Commission president koppel . Here. Commissioner fung. Here. Commissioner imperial . Here. I do see one person requesting to speak. Well take that caller now. Caller, youll have two minutes. Caller, are you prepared to submit your testimony regarding the continuances . Okay. That caller has left. So, commissioners, that concludes Public Comment on matters proposed for continuance. The matters are now before you. Commissioner imperial. As noted. Second. Clerk thank you, commissioners. On the notion to continue matter a
lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth. war going to hear from one california mother that lost and child and we ll be joined by several speakers in what it s like to be bullied and then we ll learn about resources that are out there that are affected. i had an opportunity to talk to allison mercy whose son begin a transformation into chloe. sadly she shot herself to death. they want to get the story out so the parents understand they are not alone. hi, allison. tell me about chloe. when did you find out that they were transitioning from a boy to girl? i had an opportunity to speak with chloe. dustin came to me in 17 year of his high school with a letter writing to me explaining to me that he would like to wear girls clothes to bed. the word transgender was not used at that time probably on the education that was used at the time. i do go back and forth with gender, i ve known dustin for 17 years and chloe for a year and a half. at that time he came to me in a letter form