"From her fist legislative act in 1987 and every single day since, Nancy Pelosi has been a champion and fighter for the LGBTQ+ community. Anyone who has lived here in San Francisco for as many years has had a chance to see her, meet her, or even dine with her at a community breakfast, luncheon, or dinner. She shows up for everyone, everywhere when she is home in the Bay Area."
"Speaker Pelosi's first speech on the House floor in 1987, as then-freshman Congresswoman Pelosi, called for action from President Reagan to mitigate the ongoing HIV & AIDS epidemic and helped secure the permits for the AIDS Memorial Quilt to appear at the National Mall for the first time. I have had the privilege of performing as Auctioneer or MC on stages"
""This is the highlight of my year, every year being home in San Francisco and seeing the city, the entire community, come together. The bright smiles and cheers are nice too, but we still have lots of work to do," she told me on the Pride Parade route along Market in 2016. As the most powerful woman in American politics as Speaker of the House, she made every person she spoke to feel seen and heard and special."
Nancy Pelosi has consistently championed LGBTQ+ rights and HIV/AIDS causes since 1987, starting with a House-floor speech urging presidential action and helping secure permits for the AIDS Memorial Quilt. She appears regularly at San Francisco Pride, fundraising events, and community gatherings, drawing enthusiastic public support. She has backed organizations including the AIDS Memorial Grove, HRC, Project Open Hand, and Stern Grove. She engages personally with constituents, remembers names, and works rooms to make people feel seen and heard. She celebrates community unity while acknowledging that substantial work remains to address ongoing challenges.
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