File #: 23-3784    Version: 1 Name: PROCLAIMING PRIDE MONTH IN COOK COUNTY
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/26/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/29/2023 Final action: 6/29/2023
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING PRIDE MONTH IN COOK COUNTY WHEREAS, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month is observed each year in the month of June to center and celebrate the history, successes, stories, work, and ongoing issues of the community; and WHEREAS, Pride Month was initially inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Uprising 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 WHEREAS, the Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement although previous demonstrations and organizing efforts amongst the LGBTQIA+ community preceded; and WHEREAS, the LGBTQIA+ movement and its allies have fought hard to win the ri...
Sponsors: KEVIN B. MORRISON, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), MAGGIE TREVOR, ANTHONY J. QUEZADA, FRANK J. AGUILAR, ALMA E. ANAYA, SCOTT R. BRITTON, JOHN P. DALEY, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, MONICA GORDON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, JOSINA MORITA, TARA S. STAMPS

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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

 

PROCLAIMING PRIDE MONTH IN COOK COUNTY

 

WHEREAS, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) Pride Month is observed each year in the month of June to center and celebrate the history, successes, stories, work, and ongoing issues of the community; and

 

WHEREAS, Pride Month was initially inspired by the 1969 Stonewall Uprising 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

 

WHEREAS, the Stonewall Riots marked the beginning of the modern LGBTQIA+ rights movement although previous demonstrations and organizing efforts amongst the LGBTQIA+ community preceded; 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, the LGBTQIA+ community is an important contributor to the diverse and vibrant communities across Cook County; and

 

WHEREAS, the annual iconic Chicago Pride Parade is one of the largest Pride events in the country during which residents throughout Cook County, Illinois, and the nation have the opportunity to come together, celebrate, and stand as one with the LGBTQIA+ community, their families, and friends; and

 

WHEREAS, the current national political environment has created very real legal and physical dangers for the LGBTQIA+ community, and as such Cook County must continue to loudly and proudly fight to affirm, welcome, and protect this community;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim the month of June 2023 to be PRIDE MONTH IN COOK COUNTY; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners hereby recommit to strengthening the advancement of equity for the LGBTQIA+ community of Cook County.

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