HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 06/04/2019 - 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, former president Barack Obama designated the first national monument to
LGBTQ+ rights in June 2016, honoring the LGBTQ+ community’s long-term presence and
struggle for equality across our nation; and
WHEREAS, all members of the Fort Collins community, including those who are
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex and asexual have the right to
feel safe, not be discriminated against and to live without the threat of harassment; and
WHEREAS, the City has established the LGBTQIA+ Advisory Committee; as well as
an LGBTQ+ liaison in both Police Services, Human Resources and at the Executive level; and
WHEREAS, the City has added protections for LGBTQ+ individuals and families,
including partner health benefits and an inclusive employee nondiscrimination policy; and
WHEREAS, supporting Fort Collins’ LGBTQ+ community also aligns with the City’s
strategic objective to co-create a more inclusive and equitable community that promotes unity
and honors diversity; and
WHEREAS, the LGBTQ community has made great strides; however, work remains in
order to achieve full equality, inclusion, and acceptance.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Kristin Stephens, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Fort Collins,
do hereby declare the month of June 2019 as
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 4th day of June, A.D. 2019.
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Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
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City Clerk