EBAR.com – by Seth Hemmelgarn
As the Human Rights Campaign held its San Francisco fundraising gala at the Westin St. Francis Hotel Saturday, July 26, about 250 people gathered outside to loudly protest the group’s backing of a federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act that excludes protections for transgender people.
“The Left Out Party: A Genderful Gayla,” which occupied much of the street and sidewalks between the hotel and neighboring Union Square, featured picketers accompanied by drums and horns circling in front of the hotel chanting “LGBT, We are one community!” and other slogans, and carrying signs with messages like “HRC does not speak for me.”