trans awareness month in san francisco. just have a seat and ignore the reserved seats signs because everybody for the reserved seats signs are probably behind me. happy trans awareness week in san francisco. we need to do it bigger. let s do a month, and this is where we are, celebrating so many amazing things, so many amazing accomplishments. but we also know, sadly, that our trans community all over the country is under attack. just recently, sadly, we shouldn t be surprised, but the president has rolled out some new discriminatory plan against our trans community, trying to take away millions of dollars of federal funds from our cities throughout the country. and we are of course, in san francisco style, going to continue to fight back time and time again against the discrimination that continues to attract attack our trans community here in this city. [applause] the hon. london breed: we understand, more than anyplace else, despite the differences that we may have, t
investment in the arts, investment in resources to make sure that we as a city aren t just talking about what we support, we re putting our money where our mouth is, and we ve seen record numbers of investments. i m excited about the future of san francisco, and i m excited to be here with each and every one of you today, and yes, i wore the deliberate colors of the flag. i wore my pink on my shoes and my white on my ears to let you know how proud i am to be here in san francisco at this moment, celebrating a resilient community, one that represents san francisco so well in how we continue to push the envelope on policies that really not only support this community but support all communities that continue to be left out of what prosperity should be for all citizens of this city. and so i want to thank you all for continuing to shine a light on issues of equity that need to be addressed in san francisco, and i want to really thank claire for her leadership and her hard work a
thank you so much for your ongoing support and work. these events are done with love, and it takes resources to make them happen, so thank you so much. so speaking of resources, we have a huge champion for our community and our lgbt community. our district 8 supervisor, and the only out lgbt member on the board. please welcome supervisor raphael mandelman. [applause] supervisor mandelman: thank you claire. and as others have said, thank you so much for the extraordinary work that you and your office do. and thank you, tom horn. the mayor was whispering to me before we started that tom horn always comes through. thank you. [applause] supervisor mandelman: i guess i ll begin where senator wiener finished, in that harvey milk knew how important queer representation is, how important it was for people to come out, and for people to be elected and serve. i think i had said at other events i look forward to the day when i am speaking after a trans elected supervisor. we need to
everybody for the reserved seats signs are probably behind me. happy trans awareness week in san francisco. we need to do it bigger. let s do a month, and this is where we are, celebrating so many amazing things, so many amazing accomplishments. but we also know, sadly, that our trans community all over the country is under attack. just recently, sadly, we shouldn t be surprised, but the president has rolled out some new discriminatory plan against our trans community, trying to take away millions of dollars of federal funds from our cities throughout the country. and we are of course, in san francisco style, going to continue to fight back time and time again against the discrimination that continues to attract attack our trans community here in this city. [applause] the hon. london breed: we understand, more than anyplace else, despite the differences that we may have, that our diversity is our strength. that is what makes san francisco such an incredible, unique place.
the hon. london breed: it is trans awareness month in san francisco. just have a seat and ignore the reserved seats signs because everybody for the reserved seats signs are probably behind me. happy trans awareness week in san francisco. we need to do it bigger. let s do a month, and this is where we are, celebrating so many amazing things, so many amazing accomplishments. but we also know, sadly, that our trans community all over the country is under attack. just recently, sadly, we shouldn t be surprised, but the president has rolled out some new discriminatory plan against our trans community, trying to take away millions of dollars of federal funds from our cities throughout the country. and we are of course, in san francisco style, going to continue to fight back time and time again against the discrimination that continues to attract attack our trans community here in this city. [applause] the hon. london breed: we understand, more than anyplace else, despite the