Transgender flag-raising ceremony held at San Francisco City Hall

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A transgender flag-raising ceremony was held for San Francisco's third Transgender History Month on Thursday.

The city's Office of Transgender Initiatives put on the event.

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Mayor London Breed, California State Senator Scott Wiener and Transgender Initiatives Director Honey Mahogany were at City Hall for the noon event.

Breed said San Francisco will always be a place where diverse communities are embraced and everyone has the freedom to be who they are.

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