While this year marks the first official celebration, Mayor LondonBreed signed the proclamation at the end of August 2021, establishing a yearly tradition of recognizing and celebrating transgender individuals from the past and present. Read more ⤵️
As Mayor London Breed raised the light blue, pink and white transgender flag over City Hall Monday, leaders and activists celebrated the commencement of San Francisco’s first Transgender History Month.
The choice to distinguish August as The City’s transgender month aligns with the anniversary of the Compton Cafeteria riots of 1966, which were “considered the first large-scale act of resistance of trans women and drag queens against police violence,” said Jupiter Peraza, who developed the idea for the annual history event and is the Transgender District’s director of social initiatives.
Another trans activist, Marcus Arana, who spent 10 years working with the Human Rights Commission to expand and protect trans rights across the world, spoke about trans history month as a mark of progress. “We all know that trans people are rarely mentioned in the history books, but we know that we were there all along,” said Crego. “Now as trans people, we have the power to write our own chapters in the history books, thanks to the huge progress we have made in terms of legal rights, visibility and addressing the inequities of our communities of space. There is no going back. We have never been more powerful as a community.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
One person shot in San Francisco near Civic Center BART stationSan Francisco Police say one person was shot on McAllister St. and Jones St. near the Civic Center BART station on Sunday afternoon.
Read more »
Decriminalization of and therapeutic treatments using psychedelics may be coming to San FranciscoThere have been recent bipartisan efforts in Congress to legalize the use of MDMA (popularized as the rave drug molly or ecstasy) and psilocybin for terminally ill patients and armed services members suffering from trauma. Read more ⤵️
Read more »
San Francisco Giants short stop, Thairo Estrada, hit in the helmet by a pitchSan Francisco Giants short stop, Thairo Estrada, left the game during the fifth inning on Saturday night after he was hit in the helmet by an 84 mile-per-hour fast ball.
Read more »
Record-breaking rainfall drizzles over downtown San FranciscoA chance for isolated thunderstorms is possible late Sunday into Monday morning.
Read more »
Carlos Rodon dominates amid trade rumors, San Francisco Giants beat Chicago Cubs 4-0It was the 18th double-digit strikeout performance of Rodon's career and his sixth this season.
Read more »
Cancellation politics backfire on 'racist' San Francisco school board recall leaderOPINION: The Examiner's Gil Duran writes that Hsu's 'offensive words angered many San Franciscans. They also provided an opportunity for some people to exact a bit of revenge' on her. Read more ⤵️
Read more »