| 1 | 2 | | StateofVermont |
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| 2 | 3 | | SenateChamber |
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| 3 | 4 | | Montpelier,Vermont |
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| 4 | 5 | | JointSenateResolution |
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| 5 | 6 | | OfferedbySenatorsHardy,Baruth,Beck,Bongartz,Brennan,Chittenden, |
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| 6 | 7 | | Clarkson,Collamore,Cummings,Douglass,Gulick,Harrison,Hashim,Lyons, |
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| 7 | 8 | | Major,Mattos,Perchlik,Plunkett,RamHinsdale,Vyhovsky,Watson,Whiteand |
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| 8 | 9 | | Williams, |
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| 9 | 10 | | J.R.S.15.JointresolutionsupportingVermont'stransgenderandnon-binary |
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| 10 | 11 | | communityanddeclaringVermont'scommitmenttofightingdiscriminationand |
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| 11 | 12 | | treatingallcitizenswithrespectanddignity. |
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| 12 | 13 | | Whereas,Vermontisdeeplycommittedtotheprinciplesofequityandinclusion |
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| 13 | 14 | | andvaluesthetransgenderandnon-binaryindividualsinourcommunity, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | Whereas,Vermonthasbeenaleaderinestablishingpoliciesthatprohibit |
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| 15 | 16 | | discriminationbasedongenderidentity,enactingbroadprotectionsinlawinthe |
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| 16 | 17 | | areasofemployment,housing,education,banking,andpublicaccommodations, and |
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| 17 | 18 | | Whereas,Vermontenactedlegislationpermittingindividualstoamendtheirvital |
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| 18 | 19 | | recordstoaccuratelyreflectandaffirmtheirgenderidentities, and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Whereas,Vermontrecentlyenactedcomprehensivelegislationtoaffirmtheright |
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| 20 | 21 | | ofindividualstoobtainessentialgender-affirmingmedicalcareandtoprotectthose |
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| 21 | 22 | | individuals,theirfamilies,andtheirhealthcareprovidersfromlegalattacksinitiated |
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| 22 | 23 | | outsideourState, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | Whereas,Vermontunequivocallyrejectsanyattempttostigmatize,devalue,and |
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| 24 | 25 | | discriminateagainstindividualsbasedontheirgenderidentityandiscommittedto |
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| 25 | 26 | | ensuringthattransgenderandnon-binaryindividualslivingin,workingin,or |
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| 26 | 27 | | visitingourStatereceiveequalprotectionunderthelawsofourState, now |
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| 27 | 28 | | therefore be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | ResolvedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentatives: |
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| 29 | 30 | | ThattheGeneralAssemblyrecommitstotheprinciplethatallindividualsare |
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| 30 | 31 | | welcomehereanddeservetobetreatedwithdignityandrespectandthatVermont |
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| 31 | 32 | | willcontinuetostandwithourtransgenderandnon-binaryfamily,friends,and |
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| 32 | 33 | | neighborsagainstdiscrimination,andbeitfurther |
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| 33 | 34 | | Resolved:ThattheSecretaryofStatebedirectedtosendacopyofthisresolution |
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