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LGBTQ people has increased on the State level since the 
Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality; 
Whereas, on May 13, 2016, the Departments of Justice and 
Education released joint guidance to help provide edu-
cators the information they need to ensure that 
transgender students attend school in an environment 
free from discrimination based on sex; 
Whereas, on May 18, 2016, Eric Fanning was sworn in as 
Secretary of the Army, marking the first time a branch 
of the military was led by an openly gay person; 
Whereas, on June 24, 2016, President Obama designated the 
first national monument to LGBTQ rights at the site of 
the Stonewall uprising; 
Whereas, on June 30, 2016, the Department of Defense an-
nounced an immediate policy change allowing transgen-
der servicemembers to serve openly without fear of ret-
ribution; 
Whereas, on July 5, 2016, the National Congress of Parents 
and Teachers, known as the National PTA, adopted a 
resolution on the Recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, 
Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Individuals as a 
Protected Class; 
Whereas, on July 28, 2016, Human Rights Campaign na-
tional press secretary Sarah McBride spoke at the Demo-
cratic National Convention, making her the first trans-
gender person to address a major party convention; 
Whereas, on October 3, 2016, the Department of Health and 
Human Services began a project which funds grants in 
relation to assessing the needs and determining interven-
tion strategies of homeless LGBTQ youth; 
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Whereas, on November 8, 2016, Kate Brown of Oregon be-
came the first openly bisexual person to win a guber-
natorial election; 
Whereas, on January 30, 2017, the Boy Scouts of America 
announced that they would open membership to 
transgender boys; 
Whereas, on April 4, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Ap-
peals ruled, in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College, 
that lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees are protected 
from workplace discrimination under title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964; 
Whereas, on May 30, 3017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Ap-
peals ruled, in Whitaker v. Kenosha Unified School Dis-
trict, that transgender students are protected from dis-
crimination under title IX of the Education Amendments 
of 1972 and under the Equal Protection Clause of the 
14th Amendment to the Constitution; 
Whereas, on June 27, 2017, residents of the District of Co-
lumbia became the first in the Nation to be allowed to 
select a gender-neutral option on their driver’s license; 
Whereas, in July 2017, the first transgender doll was re-
leased, modeled after LGBTQ+ activist Jazz Jennings; 
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, Andrea Jenkins’ election to 
the Minneapolis City Council made her the first openly 
transgender woman to win public office in a major 
United States city; 
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, Phillipe Cunningham’s elec-
tion to the Minneapolis City Council made him the first 
openly transgender man to win a seat on the city council 
of a major United States city; 
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Whereas the election of Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cun-
ningham made them the highest ranking openly 
transgender people of color currently serving in public of-
fice anywhere in the Nation; 
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, Danica Roem of Virginia be-
came the first openly transgender person to win a seat 
and serve in a State legislature; 
Whereas, on March 4, 2018, Daniela Vega became the first 
openly transgender person to present at the Academy 
Awards; 
Whereas, on June 3, 2018, FX aired the show ‘‘Pose’’, mak-
ing television history by featuring the largest cast of 
transgender actors in a series; 
Whereas, on June 4, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United 
States reaffirmed in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado 
Civil Rights Commission that businesses do not have a 
broad license to discriminate against LGBTQ Americans; 
Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative 
Jared Polis became the first openly gay man to be elected 
Governor in the United States, winning the race in the 
State of Colorado; 
Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative 
Sharice Davids became the first openly lesbian woman to 
represent Kansas in Congress; 
Whereas, on December 17, 2018, Miss Spain, Angel Ponce, 
became the first transgender woman to compete in the 
Miss Universe pageant; 
Whereas, on February 27, 2019, Navy Lieutenant Com-
mander Blake Dremann, Army Captain Alivia Stehlik, 
Army Captain Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sergeant Pa-
tricia King and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Akira 
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Wyatt became the first openly transgender servicemem-
bers to testify before Congress; 
Whereas, on April 14, 2019, South Bend Mayor Pete Butti-
gieg became the first openly gay person to run for the 
office of the Presidency; 
Whereas, on April 23, 2019, Jane Castor became the first 
openly LGBTQ person elected as mayor in Tampa, Flor-
ida; 
Whereas, in April 2019, Morehouse College announced that 
in 2020 the historically all-male school will begin admit-
ting transgender men; 
Whereas, on May 17, 2019, the House of Representatives 
passed the Equality Act, which amends the Nation’s Fed-
eral civil rights laws to explicitly include sexual orienta-
tion and gender identity among the prohibited categories 
of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, edu-
cation, public accommodation, federally funded programs, 
and jury service; 
Whereas, on May 20, 2019, Lori Lightfoot began to serve as 
Mayor of Chicago, becoming the first African-American 
lesbian Mayor; 
Whereas, on May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first nation 
in Asia to legally recognize same-sex marriage; 
Whereas, in May 2019, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that 
homophobia and transphobia will be punishable under the 
same law banning racial discrimination; 
Whereas, in June 2019, New York City becomes the first 
American city to host the World Pride conference; 
Whereas June 28, 2019, was the 50th anniversary of the cou-
rageous uprising at Stonewall Inn; 
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Whereas, on June 30, 2019, New York Governor Andrew 
Cuomo signed a law banning the use of the so-called gay 
and trans panic legal defense strategy; 
Whereas, in July 2019, Megan Rapinoe, an openly lesbian co- 
captain of the United States Women’s National Soccer 
Team, led her team to victory at the Women’s World Cup 
in France; 
Whereas, on September 22, 2019, Billy Porter became the 
first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy for best 
lead actor in a drama series: 
Whereas, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the 
United States ruled that title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of 
sex, also applies to sexual orientation and gender iden-
tity; and 
Whereas the inclusion of LGBTQ families into United States 
society continues to expand, with an understanding that 
we will remain steadfast in pursing the goal of complete 
equality, respect, and tolerance for all, regardless of who 
someone loves or the gender a person is assigned at birth: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, 
transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights are human 
rights and are protected by the Constitution; 
(2) recognizes that all Americans should be 
treated fairly and equally regardless of sexual ori-
entation or gender identity; 
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(3) acknowledges the struggle of the Stonewall 
and Compton’s Cafeteria protestors and countless 
other lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer 
people for equality; 
(4) 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 
(5) agrees that the United States must continue 
to strive to ensure that the promise of equality is re-
alized for all Americans. 
Æ 
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