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4	4	STSESSION H. RES. 52
5	5	Recognizing and honoring the work of community organizations and individ-
6	6	uals who create and maintain services and educational programs for
7	7	marginalized groups ensuring the resilience and prosperity of members
8	8	of the LGBTQIA+ community.
9	9	IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
10	10	JANUARY16, 2025
11	11	Mrs. W
12	12	ATSONCOLEMAN(for herself, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms.
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14	14	ELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. NORTON, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. JOHNSON
15	15	of Georgia, Mr. M
16	16	ULLIN, Ms. TITUS, Mr. EVANSof Pennsylvania, Ms.
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18	18	EWELL, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. MOSKOWITZ, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Mr.
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20	20	RISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. PALLONE, Mr.
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22	22	WALWELL, and Mr. CARSON) submitted the following resolution; which
23	23	was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION
24	24	Recognizing and honoring the work of community organiza-
25	25	tions and individuals who create and maintain services
26	26	and educational programs for marginalized groups ensur-
27	27	ing the resilience and prosperity of members of the
28	28	LGBTQIA+ community.
29	29	Whereas LGBTQIA+ community spaces provide critical envi-
30	30	ronments, both historically and in the present, where in-
31	31	dividuals of diverse sexual orientations and gender identi-
32	32	ties can express themselves authentically, free from dis-
33	33	crimination, violence, or judgment, while fostering a
34	34	sense of belonging, mental and emotional well-being, and
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38	38	community support, and have served as incubators for
39	39	cultural expression, social activism, and education on
40	40	issues of equality and justice;
41	41	Whereas the term ‘‘LGBTQIA+’’ is understood to mean les-
42	42	bian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer,
43	43	intersex, asexual, and other identities;
44	44	Whereas community partnership organizations have been in-
45	45	strumental in establishing, maintaining, and expanding
46	46	these spaces through their dedication, advocacy, and re-
47	47	source mobilization;
48	48	Whereas LGBTQIA+ community spaces include and uplift
49	49	members who are also from racially and ethnically diverse
50	50	backgrounds emphasizing the need for solidarity and mu-
51	51	tual understanding;
52	52	Whereas, in June 1969, the Stonewall Inn—a bar known for
53	53	serving LGBTQIA+ community members at a time when
54	54	being LGBTQIA+ was illegal—was raided by the City of
55	55	New York Police Department, leading to a six-day pro-
56	56	test led by a diverse coalition including transgender
57	57	women of color such as Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia
58	58	Rivera, demonstrating intersectional solidarity in main-
59	59	taining community support spaces;
60	60	Whereas the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation League, later
61	61	known as GLAAD, held its first meeting in 1985 at the
62	62	New York Community Center, convening over 400
63	63	LGBTQIA+ people and providing an unprecedented op-
64	64	portunity for members within the LBGTQIA+ commu-
65	65	nity to openly and unabashedly discuss ongoing political
66	66	and social issues facing the LGBTQIA+ community;
67	67	Whereas, in 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, also
68	68	known as ACT UP, was founded through the unity of
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72	72	smaller LGBTQIA+ organizations and individuals to
73	73	fight discrimination against those with Acquired Im-
74	74	munodeficiency Syndrome, also known as AIDS, in poli-
75	75	tics and the health care industry, often facing military
76	76	and police aggression for holding strategizing meetings in
77	77	semipublic places, and whose valiant efforts helped com-
78	78	bat the social and political stigma around AIDS;
79	79	Whereas ballroom, an underground LGBTQIA+ artform that
80	80	emerged out of burlesque shows in the late 1800s and
81	81	gained mainstream prominence in cities such as New
82	82	York and Chicago by the 1990s, provided a platform for
83	83	teams to compete and enhanced recognition of the
84	84	LGBTQIA+ community;
85	85	Whereas bars and nightclubs that have historically held space
86	86	for the LGBTQIA+ community have declined by 37 per-
87	87	cent in the last decade, making up only 1.5 percent of
88	88	the total share of bars and clubs in the United States,
89	89	with only 32 lesbian bars and nightclubs in existence
90	90	across the Nation;
91	91	Whereas, according to a 2020 analysis of the National Crime
92	92	Victimization Survey by the Williams Institute at UCLA
93	93	Law School, sexual and gender minorities disproportion-
94	94	ately face victimization, experiencing violent victimization
95	95	at a rate of 71.1 per 1000 people compared with 19.2 per
96	96	1000 people for those who are not sexual or gender mi-
97	97	norities;
98	98	Whereas the New York City Anti-Violence Project’s
99	99	LGBTQIA+ 2022 Safe Spaces National Needs Assess-
100	100	ment found that 62.1 percent of 380 LGBTQIA+ busi-
101	101	nesses, groups, and organizations surveyed experienced at
102	102	least 1 incident of hate violence in 2022 and 9 in 10 or-
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106	106	ganizations expressed a need for security measures they
107	107	do not currently have;
108	108	Whereas ensuring access to resources and investments for
109	109	LGBTQIA+ businesses, groups, and organizations to
110	110	continue supporting vulnerable populations is a critical
111	111	need; and
112	112	Whereas when protected spaces are infiltrated by violence and
113	113	hatred, innocent people are the ones who pay the price,
114	114	oftentimes with their lives, and the 2016 Pulse Nightclub
115	115	shooting in Orlando took the lives of 49 individuals, and
116	116	the 2022 Club Q shooting took the lives of 5 individuals,
117	117	both of which gravely damaged the psyche and sense of
118	118	security for the respective local communities and
119	119	LGBTQIA+ organizations: Now, therefore, be it
120	120	Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1
121	121	(1) recognizes the necessity and work of those 2
122	122	who create LGBTQIA+ community spaces with the 3
123	123	goals of equality; 4
124	124	(2) commends those who foster community 5
125	125	partnerships between marginalized groups and local 6
126	126	resources; 7
127	127	(3) acknowledges the historical importance of 8
128	128	community-building spaces in the intersectional fight 9
129	129	against homophobic, racist, misogynistic, and hateful 10
130	130	oppression; 11
131	131	(4) honors current and past organizations and 12
132	132	individuals dedicated to providing marginalized 13
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136	136	groups, like the LGBTQIA+ community and people 1
137	137	of color, with space to commune and organize; 2
138	138	(5) affirms the importance of education and 3
139	139	awareness initiatives that highlight the historical 4
140	140	and cultural significance of LGBTQIA+ community 5
141	141	spaces; and 6
142	142	(6) encourages continued support by Congress 7
143	143	for community organizations and individuals who 8
144	144	continue to create community for marginalized 9
145	145	groups. 10
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