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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, 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 100 over the last several years; and
WHEREAS, we invite our community to celebrate the hard-fought victories of the
LGBTQ+ community; and 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
WHEREAS, to honor the many June milestones for the LGBTQ+ community and to
encourage Fort Collins to celebrate diversity and inclusion, rainbow lights will be l it at City Hall
throughout the month of June.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Jeni Arndt, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby declare
the month of June 2022 as
LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 7th day of June, A.D. 2022.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk