One little note from today’s San Francisco Pride Parade, where all manner of things passed by, including a great many politicians — most of them just showing their support for some slice of their voting public, though (since this is San Francisco and the occasion is one of queer celebration) some of them will be actual LGBT+-folk.
Which brings me to the long-time city treasurer of San Francisco, José Cisneros. Now, the city treasurer serves as the city’s banker and chief investment officer, and manages all tax and revenue collection for San Francisco. It’s hard to imagine a less frivolous, more earnest or more weightily responsible position. But, since this is San Francisco, it should elicit no surprise that the city treasurer is not only Latino (as you will gather from his name; but then the senior senator from California, Alex Padilla, is Latino) but also gay.
But he holds a weightily responsible, banker’s position. And has the requisite education and business background to qualify for it. And, in fact he absolutely looks the part of the city treasurer of a major US city; he could have been supplied from central casting:
His official portrait, which cries out: rock-solid dependable, and approachable too; of course we will trust him to handle our civic monies
This pleases me. We are everywhere, in all walks of life, presenting ourselves in any number of ways. And actively working for the good of the community, as JC does.
My days of marching in pride parades are long past; now I watch them on tv. But it’s definitely a day for standing up and standing out, so I wore my black GAY AS FUCK tank top. Happy Pride.
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