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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is committed to making this community a more
inclusive, diverse and welcoming place for all; and
WHEREAS, we invite all residents of Fort Collins to join in these efforts, because a
community that is inclusive and diverse is a safer community and a stronger community; and
WHEREAS, this month is an opportunity to inspire, inform and educate our community
about the contributions of and challenges faced by the transgender and gender non-binary
community; and
WHEREAS, this month we remember on this day those in the transgender community who
have lost their lives. This month marks the twentieth year of the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
On November 20, we memorialize and honor the members of the transgender community who have
been killed as a result of being who they are-such as Angie Zapata, an 18-year-old Greeley resident
who was killed in 2008; and
WHEREAS, this month, and in all months, we strive to create greater awareness of the
transgender community-in memoriam, in honor and also in celebration-and we strive to create an
environment, now and in the future, that fosters acceptance and discourages and condemns
violence.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby proclaim
the month of November as
TRANSGENDER ACCEPTANCE MONTH
in the City of Fort Collins in honor of those lost and those living in the transgender community.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of November, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk