HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 06/16/2020 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE 2020 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MOPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, City Council and staff have committed to making 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 and long overdue 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, members of the Fort Collins community who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Intersex and Asexual have the right to feel safe and to live
without the threat of discrimination or harassment; and
WHEREAS, supporting Fort Collins’ LGBTQ+ community 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, representation and acceptance.
WHEREAS, the City has established the LGBTQIA+ Resource Group; as well as an
LGBTQ+ liaison in Police Services, Human Resources and at the Executive level; and
WHEREAS, the City acknowledges that the LGBTQ+ community are valued members
of our Fort Collins community who deserve to be celebrated and should always feel pride for
who they are; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare the month of June 2020 as
LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 16th day of June, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk