Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month.

H. Res. 1014 · 116th Congress · Jun 22, 2020 · Lineage

RESOLUTION

That the House of Representatives—

(1)

recognizes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are human rights and are protected by the Constitution;

(2)

recognizes that all Americans should be treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity;

(3)

acknowledges the struggle of the Stonewall and Compton’s Cafeteria protestors and countless other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people for equality;

(4)

encourages the celebration of LGBTQ Pride Month to provide a continuing opportunity for all people in the United States to learn about the discrimination and inequality that has faced, and continues to face, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people; and

(5)

agrees that the United States must continue to strive to ensure that the promise of equality is realized for all Americans.

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Jun 22, 2020viewing Introduced in House Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Raskin, Ms. Barragán, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Welch, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Carbajal, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Titus, Ms. McCollum, Ms. Shalala, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Lewis, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Moore, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Panetta, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Ms. Bass, Ms. Norton, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Himes, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Meng, Mr. Luján, Ms. Speier, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Ms. Brownley of California, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Peters, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Sires, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Costa, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Soto, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Case, Ms. Wild, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Heck, and Mr. Bera) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month.

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