IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 329 
Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for himself, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. 
POLIS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. 
TAKANO, and Ms. JACKSON LEE) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as 
LGBTQ Pride Month. 
Whereas the Honorable Barney Frank, Member of Congress 
from 1981 to 2013, is recognized as an honorary cospon-
sor of this resolution; 
Whereas Members of this Congress support the rights, free-
doms, and equality of those who are lesbian, gay, bisex-
ual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ); 
Whereas those who took a stand for human rights and dig-
nity at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 
1969, are among the pioneers within this movement; 
Whereas the LGBTQ Stonewall protestors were subject to 
police harassment and invidious discrimination based on 
sexual orientation and gender identity; 
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Whereas this decisive moment in history was followed by the 
creation of gay rights organizations in every major city 
in the United States within two years of the Stonewall 
uprising; 
Whereas the Stonewall uprising has been followed by many 
positive progressive historic moments; 
Whereas in December of 1973, the board of the American 
Psychiatric Association voted to remove homosexuality 
from its list of mental illnesses; 
Whereas in 1974, Elaine Noble became the first openly 
LGBTQ candidate elected to a State legislature in the 
United States when she won a seat in the Massachusetts 
House of Representatives; 
Whereas in 1975, the Civil Service Commission eliminated 
the ban on the employment of homosexuals in most Fed-
eral jobs; 
Whereas, on January 8, 1978, Harvey Milk made national 
news when he was sworn in as an openly gay member of 
the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; 
Whereas in October of 1979, 75,000 people participated in 
the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay 
Rights to demand equal civil rights; 
Whereas in 1980, Democrats took a stance in support of gay 
rights at the Democratic National Convention; 
Whereas in October of 1987, thousands of activists took part 
in the National March on Washington to demand that 
President Reagan address the AIDS crisis; 
Whereas in 1987, Congressman Barney Frank of Massachu-
setts became the first Representative to voluntarily come 
out as an openly gay Member of Congress; 
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Whereas in May of 1996, in Romer v. Evans, the United 
States Supreme Court decided that a Colorado constitu-
tional amendment preventing the enactment of protec-
tions for gays and lesbians in that State was unconstitu-
tional; 
Whereas at the turn of the century in 2000, Vermont became 
the first State in the country to legally recognize civil 
unions between gay and lesbian couples; 
Whereas, on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court of the 
United States ruled in Lawrence v. Texas, that under the 
14th Amendment, States could not criminalize the pri-
vate, intimate relationships of same-sex couples; 
Whereas, on October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and 
James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed 
by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. 
The bill expanded existing Federal hate crimes laws to 
include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived 
gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability; 
Whereas, on January 4, 2010, Mayor Annise D. Parker was 
sworn in as Houston’s first openly gay Mayor; 
Whereas in December of 2010, Congress approved and Presi-
dent Obama signed the repeal of the ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t 
Tell’’ law, allowing gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve 
openly in the United States Armed Forces; 
Whereas the year 2012 marked the first year that all 50 
States in the United States had at least one openly 
LGBTQ elected official; 
Whereas, on January 3, 2013, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin 
was sworn in as the first openly gay United States Sen-
ator; 
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Whereas, on June 26, 2013, the United States Supreme 
Court ruled, in United States v. Windsor, that section 
three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was un-
constitutional and that the Federal Government cannot 
discriminate against married lesbian and gay couples for 
the purposes of determining Federal benefits and protec-
tions; 
Whereas the inclusion of our transgender brothers and sisters 
into United States society continues to expand every day, 
with an understanding that we will remain steadfast in 
pursuing the goal of complete equality, respect, and toler-
ance for all, regardless of the gender a person is assigned 
at birth; and 
Whereas, as of June 2015, 37 States and the District of Co-
lumbia grant same-sex marriage: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that all Americans should be 
treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual ori-
entation or gender identity; 
(2) acknowledges the struggle of the Stonewall 
protestors and countless other lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, and queer people for equality; 
(3) encourages the celebration of LGBTQ Pride 
Month to provide a continuing opportunity for all 
people in the United States to learn about the dis-
crimination and inequality that has faced, and con-
tinues to face, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 
and queer people; and 
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