HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 06/21/2016 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTHPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, City Council and staff have committed to make Fort Collins an inclusive
and welcoming community for all, including the LGBTQ community; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court ruled in June 2015 that same-sex couples
can marry nationwide, establishing a new civil right in our country; and
WHEREAS, all members of the Fort Collins community, including those who are
LGBTQ, have the right to feel safe, not be discriminated against and not live with the threat of
harassment; and
WHEREAS, the City has established a Police Department LGBTQ liaison, an LGBTQ
task force, has adopted equal employment partner health benefits; and is establishing an inclusive
employee nondiscrimination policy; and
WHEREAS, Colorado State University and Poudre School District have adopted
policies of inclusion for all including the LGBTQ community as well as nondiscrimination
policies; and
WHEREAS, The LGBTQ community has made great strides; however, equality,
inclusion and acceptance are not yet fully achieved.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, declare the
month of June 2016 as
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 21st day of June, A.D. 2016.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk