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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK
WHEREAS, Transgender Awareness Week is recognized every year from November 13th to November 19th; and
WHEREAS, Transgender Awareness Week is intended to help raise the visibility of transgender people and address issues facing members of the community; and
WHEREAS, along with Transgender Awareness Week, November 20th is recognized internationally as Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR); and
WHEREAS, TDOR honors the memory of the transgender people who lost their lives in acts of anti-transgender violence; and
WHEREAS, the first Sunday of November is TransParent Day which celebrates life and the love between transgender parents and their children and transgender children and their parents; and
WHEREAS, these celebrations and acknowledgements are important affirmations of the lives of transgender people in our communities; and
WHEREAS, transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming people face extreme institutional discrimination and violence; and
WHEREAS, 2021 has brought extreme legislative proposals across the country with the express aim of discriminating against transgender people and in particular transgender youth; and
WHEREAS, these proposals target access to healthcare and participation in sports for young transgender children who already face immense barriers; and
WHEREAS, there are ongoing practices, including conversion therapy, that have been harmful to the whole LGBTQ community including transgender, non-binary, and gender-nonconforming individuals; and
WHEREAS, conversion therapy leads to critical health risks including anxiety, depression, decreased self-esteem, substance abuse, homelessness, and suicide; and
WHEREAS, conversion therapy and other restrictions of gender-affirming healthcare have been rejected by every major medical and mental health organization, including the American Psychological Association, American Psychiatric Association, American M...
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