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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the first Pride was a riot, that took place at the Stonewall Inn on June 28,
1969; and
WHEREAS, fifty years later, on June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-
gender couples could marry, establishing a new and long overdue civil right in our country; and
WHEREAS, members of the Fort Collins community who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex and Asexual deserve more than civil rights: they
deserve to be fully welcomed, to be safe and to live in our community without the threat of
marginalization, erasure, discrimination or harassment; and
WHEREAS, local governments are uniquely positioned to improve quality of life, sense
of belonging and access for the LGBTQ+ community; and
WHEREAS, the City’s PRIDE Employee Resource Group formed to ensure LGBTQ+
people are safe, valued and affirmed within the City organization and our community; and
WHEREAS, the PRIDE Employee Resource Group’s work and dedication has elevated
the City of Fort Collins Municipal Equality Index from 60 to 95 in just four years; and
WHEREAS, we invite our community to celebrate the hard-fought victories of the
LGBTQ+ community; and also to acknowledge that more work remains in order to achieve full
equality, inclusion, representation and acceptance; and
WHEREAS, the City would like to make clear to our LGBTQ+ community: you are
valued, you are worthy of celebration and you should always feel proud of who you are; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby declare
the month of June 2021 as
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 1st day of June, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk