https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8063129&GUID=960A0A2B-AB45-4AC3-9AA2-BE637C757B5CLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=8063129&GUID=960A0A2B-AB45-4AC3-9AA2-BE637C757B5C960A0A2B-AB45-4AC3-9AA2-BE637C757B5C-2026-06-09-22-14-41Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING PRIDE MONTH 2026 IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month is celebrated every June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and works to achieve equal justice and opportunity for LGBTQIA+ Americans, as well as recognize the impact that LGBTQIA+ individuals have had on society at local, national, and international levels; and WHEREAS, the Stonewall Riots were a series of demonstrations in which members of the LGBTQIA+ community protested police raids and harassment and marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement; and WHEREAS, the first Pride March was held in New York City on June 28, 1970, on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising; and WHEREAS, the LGBTQIA+ movement and its allies have fought hard to win the right to one's gender, to marry, and to start families while also continuing to fight against hate speech, hate crimes, and ongoing discrimination targeted at both the personal and legal levels; and WHEREAS, thTue, 09 Jun 2026 22:14:41 GMT