Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AJR61 Compare Versions

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4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTIO N 61
5	5	June 30, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives CABRERA, SNODGRASS, NEUBAUER, C.
6	6	ANDERSON, J. ANDERSON, ANDRACA, BALDEH, BARE, BILLINGS, CLANCY, CONLEY,
7	7	CONSIDINE, DRAKE, EMERSON, GOYKE, HAYWOOD, HONG, JOERS, MADISON, MOORE
8	8	OMOKUNDE, MYERS, OHNSTAD, ORTIZ-VELEZ, PALMERI, RATCLIFF, SHANKLAND,
9	9	SHELTON, SINICKI, SUBECK, VINING, S. JOHNSON and STUBBS, cosponsored by
10	10	Senators CARPENTER, SPREITZER, AGARD, HESSELBEIN, L. JOHNSON, LARSON,
11	11	PFAFF, ROYS, SMITH, TAYLOR and WIRCH. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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13	13	Relating to: recognizing June 2023 as LGBTQ Pride Month.
14	14	Whereas, Wisconsin has a committed history of being at the forefront of
15	15	supporting equality for all its citizens; and
16	16	Whereas, in February 1982, Wisconsin made history when Governor Lee
17	17	Sherman Dreyfus signed the nation's first state law protecting lesbians and gay
18	18	people from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations;
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20	20	Whereas, in the intervening years, tremendous advancements have been made
21	21	with respect to equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
22	22	or questioning (LGBTQ) people both in Wisconsin and throughout the nation; and
23	23	Whereas, Wisconsin elected the first openly LGBTQ member of the U.S.
24	24	Senate, and the Wisconsin state legislature has six openly LGBTQ members; and
25	25	Whereas, in June 2014, same-sex couples were legally able to marry in
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27	27	same-sex couples in all 50 states in June 2015; and
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46	46	Whereas, despite these advances, LGBTQ people continue to face
47	47	discrimination, and LGBTQ youth continue to be at increased risk for bullying,
48	48	substance abuse, depression, homelessness, and suicide; and
49	49	Whereas, June has become a symbolic month in which LGBTQ people and their
50	50	allies have come together in various celebrations of pride; and
51	51	Whereas, recognizing Pride Month will help foster an atmosphere of inclusion,
52	52	acceptance, and celebration to the community; and
53	53	Whereas, LGBTQ individuals, along with their families, friends, and
54	54	neighbors, will be honoring Pride Month in their communities across the state,
55	55	including Appleton, Door County, Eau Claire, Hudson, Janesville, La Crosse,
56	56	Madison, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Racine, Sheboygan, Stevens Point, Stoughton,
57	57	Viroqua, and Wausau, to name only a few; and
58	58	Whereas, the month-long celebration is an opportunity for all people in the
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61	61	Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin
62	62	legislature recognizes June 2023 as LGBTQ Pride Month.
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