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S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY
Introduced By: Senators Mack, Murray, Kallman, and Pearson
Date Introduced: April 10, 2025
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration
WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community is an integral part of Rhode Island’s 1
population; and 2
WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community has fought relentlessly for inclusion and 3
equality, yet LGBTQIA+ people still experience harassment and discrimination based on their 4
sexual orientation and gender identity locally, nationally and internationally; and 5
WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, which was founded on the principle of individual 6
freedom, celebrates the diversity of its people and their right to live out loud, free of 7
discrimination, fear, and prejudice; and 8
WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island remains committed to protecting the civil rights 9
of the LGBTQIA+ community; and 10
WHEREAS, Transgender and Nonbinary Rhode Islanders are facing threats to their very 11
existence and this Rhode Island State Senate will continue to strengthen its commitment to 12
ensuring dignity and full access to public life; and 13
WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ people, people of color, and particularly trans women of color, 14
face greater disparities in the areas of health, housing, and criminal justice and are many times 15
more likely to be the victims of fatal violence; and 16
WHEREAS, Every human being has the right to love freely and live their lives openly as 17
who they are; now, therefore be it 18
RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims its solidarity 19
with and expresses its support for Rhode Island’s LGBTQIA + community; and be it further 20
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to 1
transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the 2
Honorable Daniel McKee. 3
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