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From YouTube: Senior Pride Luncheon 2019
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It was a joyful afternoon at Venezia Restaurant in Dorchester. Mayor Walsh, Boston's Age Strong Commissioner Emily Shea, and Dale Mitchell, Ethos CEO, joined others to celebrate the 7th Annual LGBT Luncheon.
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Here
this
year
we
actually
changed
our
me
to
the
ain't
strong
Commission,
to
the
better
of
luck
that
people
we
serve
like
you
out
here
in
this
room.
I
want
to
start
by
saying
thank
you
to
our
sponsors
for
the
event
today
Fenway
health
and
is
our
bronze
sponsor
and
Susan
Bayless
is
our
friend
for
this
event
and
of
course
week.
This
event
is
a
collaborative
event
with
the
city
of
Boston,
each
strong,
Commission,
mayor,
Walsh
and
also
ethos.
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There's
nobody
that
exciting
here
we've
changed
our
name,
we're
continuing
to
move
forward
our
age-friendly
plan,
and
we
also
are
very
grateful
participant
in
that
age.
Well,
equality
group
that
is
co-led
by
ethos
in
the
LGBT
aging
project.
As
part
of
the
angel
equality
group,
we
are
making
sure
that
all
of
our
programs
and
services
and
everything
we
do
are
open
and
welcoming
to
LGBT
older
adults.
We
have
been
able
to
train
our
whole
team
thanks
to
the
help
of
the
age
of
equality
group.
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Thank
you,
Lisa,
for
coming
in
so
every
single
one
of
our
staff
members
has
new
training
to
make
sure
that
we're
doing
everything
we
can
to
serve
all
of
you.
So
it
is
my
pleasure
today
to
invite
Bob
Linscott
up
here.
You
all
probably
know
Bob
from
the
LGBT
aging
projects.
We
love
his
energy
and
enthusiasm
and,
of
course,
fantastic
dance,
skills
and
so
Bob.
Please
come
on
up
here
and
thanks
for
the
work.
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And
the
city
of
Boston
the
greatest
places
to
age
ever
for
LGBT,
older
adults
in
this
country,
which
is
absolutely
true,
so
there's
not
one
person
in
this
room
right
now.
I
know
that
for
a
fact
that
has
not
been
touched
and
impacted
in
some
way,
myself
included,
always
included
by
the
work
that
Dale
has
has
done
to
do
to
make
all
of
these
things
as
such
a
success.
So
it
is
my
great
honor.
Let's
get
the
warmest
welcome
to
Dale
Mitchell.
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A
C
Thank
You
Dale.
It's
really,
you
know
we
love
partnering
with
you
and
and
it's
been
it's
been
a
good
ride
and
we
have
some
more
months
to
go
so
I
look
forward
to
what
else
we're
gonna
do
together.
So
it
is
my
pleasure
now
to
bring
up
our
next
speaker.
I
feel
like
I'm,
really
a
lucky
person,
because
I
get
to
work
with
that
fantastic
mayor
and
I
also
get
to
work
with
that
great
chief
of
Health
and
Human
Services.
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F
G
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F
G
G
E
E
G
E
G
E
E
E
H
H
The
Statehouse
for
us
and
for
everybody
thank
you,
d'arnot
chin
and
a
darn
shame
the
new
secretary
elder
faith
would
be
having
a
minute.
Congratulations
are
sworn
in
like
a
half
ago.
This
is
a
party
and
we
sent
more
from
the
LGBT
aging
project
gratulations
to
the
grand
marshal
of
the
bright
boy.
His
grandma
was
in
when
I
said
a.
H
H
Bostonians
and
all
the
people
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
I
had
a
chance
to
work
with
him
on
different
types
of
programs
for
prescription,
drug
programs
for
housing
programs
for
food
programs,
a
whole
bunch
of
different
things,
but
I
really
got
to
know
him
really
closely,
whether
a
normal
marriage,
equality
fight
at
the
Statehouse
and
seeing
deals
advocacy
during
those
times
at
a
couple
years
ago.
He
spoke
here
and
gave
me
an
incredible
introduction
and
it
was.
H
It
was
for
people
at
dill
and
myself
and
other
elected
officials
stuck
together
to
fight
for
marriage
equality
here
in
the
Connell
in
Massachusetts,
and
it
was
his
advocacy
over
the
years.
That's
just
one
issue,
and
that
issue
is
we
all
know.
We
should
celebrate
that
issue
because
that
issue
10.1
nationwide,
it's
tied
to
here
in
Massachusetts
they
want
across
the
world
over
the
island.
In
other
places
you
know
deal
was
an
instrumental
part
of
the
his
whole
career
has
been
about
helping
people.
H
His
whole
career
has
been
about
laying
down
the
foundation
developing
relationships,
making
those
connections
for
people
and
I
want
to
thank
him
publicly.
First
friendship
and
his
support
and
there's
no
way
I
can't
be
editor
time
to
party
and
I
tell
them.
You
are
the
one
body
and
then
he's
not
a
fellow
or
the
pockets
I.
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H
E
E
H
H
Something
that's
really
important,
but
you
know
some
of
the
boxes.
We
have
so
then
pride
for
Department.
They
haven't,
we
can't
we
don't
have
Browns
would
not
get
me
in
the
permit
because
we
don't
put
where
they
have
to
come
up
with
is
the
same
thing
than
the
Pride
Parade
in
the
park.
Al
parade
in
the
Dorset
afraid
this
unboxing
st.
Patty's
Day
parade
and
every
parade
that
happens,
the
City
of
Boston.
They
need
to
come
up
with
a
plan.
They
need
to
come
to
us
with
a
security
plan.
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They
need
to
come
to
us
with
some
money
to
pay
for
the
police
and
that's
going
to
be
on
the
street,
so
we're
gonna
see.
Is
it
moves
on,
but
honestly
I
wouldn't
dump
it
in
this
room?
You
have
fought
bigger
fights.
You
have
gone
through
afraid.
Sometimes
we
don't
need
to
worry
about
what
a
couple
of
people
think
they're
gonna
do.
There's
gonna
be
this
to
organize
the
parade
and
at
most
the
prey
on
three
people
walking
afraid
that's
a
total
of
five.
So
I
don't
even
worry
about
it.
H
So
that's
all
I'm
gonna
say
about
that,
and
that's
a
lot
hopefully
like
someone
talking
about
this
straight
choke
off
parade,
but
I'm
just
getting
related
say
thank
you
to
the
to
the
older
folks
in
the
room
here
when,
when
we
were
fighting
marriage,
equality,
fighting
for
marriage
equality,
a
couple
came
into
my
room.
That
was
in
my
room
because
Liz
my
office,
cuz,
Liz
Maya,
had
invited
them.
They
were
told
a
couple
and
they
were
talking
about
how,
at
that
point
in
their
life.
H
Their
family
still
didn't
accept
that
they
were
together
and
living
a
life
together
and
in
love
with
two
women
and
I
was
listening
to
the
conversation
and
I
was
thinking
to
myself
and
they
talked
about
coming
out.
They
talked
about
coming
out
in
the
70s
and
how
difficult
it
was,
and
there
wasn't
a
lot
of
love
and
support
and
I
think
about
2019
I.
H
Think
about
the
different
world
that
we
live
in
I.
Think
about
celebrating
the
raising
of
the
flag
on
City
Hall
this
week,
where
there
was
100
people.
Hundreds
a
couple
hundred
people
that
celebrating
almost
every
single
City
Council
was
there
and
a
lot
of
legislators
were
there
and
the
governor.
The
clown
was
there
I
think
about
the
the
the
the
pride
lights,
the
other
night
in
the
south
and
we
lifted
lit
the
lights
southbend
and
I
thought
about
the
neighborhood
people
that
were
there
celebrating
lighting
bloody
and
for
Pride,
Week,
I.
H
That
felt
that
if
one
gets
sick,
they
were
constrained
because
they
didn't
have
the
rights
to
be
able
to
go
visit
somebody
and
make
it
a
very
difficult
medical
decision
in
the
hospital
I.
Think
about
that.
So
to
the
to
the
older
Bostonians
and
older
folks
in
this
room.
I
want
to
thank
you
because
there's
a
whole
generation
of
young
men
and
women
that
are
living
in
a
very
different
world
where
acceptance
is
there
for
them
every
single
day.
I'm
not
saying
there
are
challenges,
I'm,
not
saying
that,
but
except
this
has
been
normal.
H
I
want
to
thank
you
for
what
you
went
through
I
want
to
thank
you
for
the
sacrifices
that
you've
made
and
I
want
you
to
know
where,
clearly
that
the
city
of
Boston,
your
elected
officials,
stand
behind.
You
are
proud
of
you
and
love
you,
and
it
will
always
be
in
your
corner.
Happy
pride
everywhere
in
this
room.
I
There
is
nobody
who
acts
as
Hogwarts
is
tirelessly
and
make
sure
that
our
city
moves
forward
to
make
sure
that
we're
a
strong,
thriving,
inclusive
city.
That's
always
on
the
move
and
Mari
your
friendship.
Your
leadership
is
something
that
I
am
profoundly
grateful
for
last
year
he
mentioned
at
the
Pride
Parade,
with
150
mayor's
from
around
the
country.
What
what
a
beautiful,
powerful
message
that
was
collectively
these
individuals
represented
millions,
tens
of
millions
of
people
all
coming
up,
saying
that
Boston
is
doing
it
right
and
Boston
is
the
city
that
we
want
that
we
support.
I
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
mayor
Walsh,
Thank,
You,
Dale,
Mitchell,
Dale
and
I
met.
Probably
12
years
ago,
I
was
recently
named
the
political
director
of
mass
equality.
This
guy
from
JP
called
me
up
and
said:
I
want
you
to
come
meet
some
folks
that
run
the
LGBT
aging
project
and
he
has
been
a
friend
and
a
mentor
to
me
ever
since
we
are
wish
you
such
a
profound
gratitude
on
your
retirement.
I
We
know
that
you
aren't
going
anywhere
and
we're
gonna
hear
from
you
and
every
time
the
plow
doesn't
come
down
your
street
within
the
first
five
snow,
flakes
I'll
be
getting
a
cell
phone
call.
I'm
dead
and
I
will
welcome
it.
Thank
you.
My
colleagues
and
government
we
can
tell
the
guard
is
doing
a
great
job.
As
our
new
state
representative,
we
love
work
and.
I
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C
Alright,
okay,
everybody!
So
now
now
I'm
gonna
bring
up
our
next
speaker
and
it's
AIT's
our
brand
new
brand
new
hot
off
the
presses
secretary
of
Elder
affairs,
dr.
Elizabeth,
Chen,
the
mayor
is
right.
She
was
actually
sworn
in
this
morning
this
morning
and
when
she
heard
about
this
party
that
was
happening
today,
she
said
I
have
to
be
there
and
she
rearranged
her
entire
schedule.
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F
B
F
Thank
you
for
having
me
here
and
really
really
really
pleased
to
be
here.
You
know
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
so
wanted
to
be
here
today.
It's
because
you
have
community,
you
have
power
in
your
community
and
you
have
so
much
to
teach
everybody
in
in
the
Commonwealth
and
the
leverage
that
you
happy
by
being
United
is
really
really
powerful
and
I
want
to
encourage
you
to
continue
to
do
that.
We
have
some.
We
have
some
shared
experiences.
F
I'm
an
immigrant
I
grew
up
in
in
Chinatown,
I've
worked
in
business
for
a
lot
of
years
in
finance,
and
you
know
when
I
was
growing
up
in
Boston.
You
know
I
I,
too,
experienced
being
called
names
and
I
to
experience
being
excluded
and
I
to
experience
not
being
able
to
be
in
the
club
and
I
to
experience
an
inability
to
rise
in
certain
organizations,
because
there
was
bias,
and
so
I
really
understand
and
I
just
want
to
share
that
with
tell
you
that
I
we
and
other
affairs
are
behind
you.
F
J
I'm,
the
Community
Relations
the
development
drug
to
free
those
happy
pride.
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
out.
We
had
one
little
quick
surprise
for
Dale
and
won't
take
very
long.
Dale
I've
been
working
with
them
since
2012
he's
been
such
a
great
mentor,
he's
really
pushed
me
and
my
staff,
you
know
work
very
hard.
J
You
know
try
to
make
every
event
that
we
do
for
the
community,
as
you
know,
as
high
quality
as
possible
to
write
and
make
it
accessible
to
as
many
people
as
possible,
and
so
you
know
he's
really
pushed
us
to
make
this
event
really.
You
know
the
best
event
of
the
year,
and
so
we,
my
team
and
I,
thought
about
how
can
we
honor
Dale?
What
can
we
give
him?
They'd
have
to
thank
you
for
all
his
hard
work,
and
so
we
had
a
little
something
commissioned
up
for
Dale
and
we
had
a
special
drawing.
J
And
it's
a
safe
detail,
material
for
all
that
you've
done
for
top
seniors
and
the
LGBT
community,
and
this
will
be
your
the
car
for
this
year's
product
and
Miss
America.
If
I
could
have
your
signature
on
it
and
anyone
else
up
here
as
a
moment
and
we'll
leave
it
up
front
and
for
anybody
who
wants
to
sign
it
and
with
a
little
bit
of
space
left
for
everybody,
but
just
join
me
and
think
one
last.
Thank
you
to
jail
for
all
that
he's
done.
So.
Thank
you
very
much.