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2nd Annual San Francisco Pride Human Rights Summit
Join us in downtown San Francisco for the second annual summit on some of the hottest topics facing the LGBTQIA+ communities.
Tickets are free, and come in-person for the full slate of speakers, entertainment, and conversations.
The day's schedule:
8:30 a.m.: Registration and Light Breakfast
9 a.m.: Opening Plenary and Keynote Speaker
Land Acknowledgment
- Welcome by San Francisco Human Rights Commission Director Sheryl Davis
- Suzanne Ford and Nguyen Pham of SF Pride
- California vs Hate, Chhaya Malik, deputy director for dispute resolution, California Civil Rights Department
Morning Keynote:
- Honey Mahogany, performer, small business owner and activist
10–11 a.m.: Breakout Session: State of Pride Around the World
Moderator: Michelle Meow
- Lenny Emson (Kyiv Pride)
- Charlene Liu (Shanghai Pride)
- Nicolas Rodriguez (PRIDE SV - Marcha Por la Diversidad en El Salvador)
- Natalie Thompson (Interpride co-president, World Pride DC 2025)
11–11:15 a.m.: Break
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Afternoon Breakout Sessions
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Healing by Design: Creating Joyful and Safe Spaces for Gender Expansive Communities
Moderator: Bia Vieira, CEO, Women’s Foundation California
- JM Jaffe, executive director, Lyon-Martin Community Health
- Bamby Salcedo, president and CEO, Translatin@ Coalition
12:15 p.m.: Lunch
12:30-12:55 p.m.: Fireside Chat: Building Safe Spaces and Care for the TGNC Community
- Dr. Wittenberg (St. Francis Foundation), director, MoZaic Care
- Dr. Alexis Petra, founder, Transclinique
12:55 p.m.: Opening Remarks: Dr. Wittenberg (St. Francis Foundation)
1–2 p.m.: Special Lunch Talk: Trans and Sports
Moderated by: Dustin Gardinier, Politico
- Cal Calamia, trans marathoner, inclusivity activist, educator, community builder, poet
- Christina Kahrl, sports editor, San Francisco Chronicle
- Honey Mahogany, performer, small business owner, activist
- Cheryl Lala-Chávez, retired professional golfer and D1 student athlete, ICF executive coach
1:50 p.m.: Robyn Adams, Remembering Nex Benedict
2–3 p.m.; Breakout Session: Youth-led Breakout Panel Discussion Focusing on Youth Activism/How to Act Up!
In collaboration with LYRIC, HRC, and the SF Youth Commission
Moderated by: Oliver Elias Tinoco, a queer, undocumented, community youth advocate hailing from South San Francisco by way of Guanajuato, Mexico,
- Ewan Barker Plummer, chair of the San Francisco Youth Commission, which advises the Mayor and Board of Supervisors on all issues impacting young San Franciscans.
- Daniel Trujillo is 16 years old and loves drawing, playing guitar, bass, and drums, building Lego, and playing in the Tucson Jazz Institute. Daniel recently helped plan a national action in Washington, D.C., called Trans Prom, a creative action by and for trans youth.
- Connie Murphy is a trans psychology student and community organizer. She works in youth advocacy and creates environments where queer youths can thrive, most recently organizing LYRIC’s Lavender Ball.
- Nano Luksanacom, upcoming senior, Lowell High School
2–3 p.m.: Breakout Session: Funding the Future
Moderator: Michelle Meow
- Dr. April Silas, LGBTQIA+ AC
- Bia Vieira, CEO, Women’s Foundation California
- Roger Doughty, Horizons Foundation
3–4 p.m.: Afternoon Keynote Speaker
- Schuyler Bailar, first openly transgender athlete to compete on an NCAA Division 1 men's team
Afternoon Closing Remarks
- Suzanne Ford
- Michelle Meow
4–5 p.m.: Reception on the Rooftop
This program is supported by SF Pride.
The Commonwealth Club of California
110 The Embarcadero
Taube Family Auditorium
San Francisco, CA 94105
United States
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