Politicians booed off stage, mentions of Orlando, plus more, at Trans March 2016

The 12th Trans March was held on Friday June 24, 2016. The theme this year “We Are Still Here Embracing Our Legacy.” Additionally this year is the 50th Anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot that occurred in 1966 at the corner of Turk and Taylor streets in San Francisco. Thousands of people marched through the streets of San Francisco loudly proclaiming we are still here. Many allies and friends of transgender people also attended the march. At the end of the march a new sign was revealed at the corner of Turk and Taylor streets in San Francisco. A portion of Taylor Street has been named Compton’s Cafeteria Way.

At the pre-march event politician’s Mark Leno, David Chiu, and Mayor Ed Lee were booed off stage. Janetta Johnson Executive Director of the TGI Justice Project, and a 2016 San Francisco Pride Grand Marshall announced on stage she will not attend the parade because of the increased police presence. Other groups who announced will not be attending this year’s San Francisco Pride celebration are the St. James Infirmary and Black Lives Matter. The reason for their withdrawal are the increased police presence at this year’s celebration. San Francisco Pride announced earlier this week they are stepping up security at this year’s celebration because of the violence that occurred in Orlando Florida. Historically police have abused and or wantonly killed black, and brown people and harass and jail sex workers.