On June 24th and 25th I launched my ocean rowing campaign to promote transgender rights at the 47th Annual San Francisco Pride celebration. I had the amazing opportunity to share information on my quest under a sea-blue booth and to row amongst waves of people in a hybrid boat constructed from cardboard, and rainbow duct-tape. This served as an opportunity to speak with individuals passionate about LGBTQ equality and gauge their feedback -- many of of which was overwhelmingl