At the vigil in the Castro for the victims of the attack in Colorado, San Franciscans talked about what needs to change.
Organizers also noted that this vigil, at Harvey Milk Plaza, is happening just seven days before the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Supervisor Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone. Milk became one of the country's first openly gay elected officials when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1977.
"People are dying out here and clearly we can see that today, as our queer community is dying, especially in such a polarized time, its’ especially important to be out there today," said Nico Storment who helped to organize the event at La Cocina Municipal Market. Odero Ajamu of San Francisco who attended the Transgender Day of Remembrance program noted,"it's important to have events like this you know, because at the end of the day, we’re all people what’s best is if we have a safe space where we can be ourselves completely and just be here for each other."
Republicans always say this is not the time to politicize gun violence, but that's because they are complicit cowards to the gun lobby. These people should not have died in vain - this is the time to act.
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