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nize all marriages that were lawfully performed out-of- 
State; 
Whereas, on July 23, 2015, H.R. 3185, with the short title 
of the Equality Act, was introduced in the 114th Con-
gress by Representative David Cicilline with bipartisan 
support, which amends the Nation’s Federal civil rights 
laws to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender 
identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination 
in employment, housing, credit, education, public accom-
modation, federally funded programs, and jury service; 
Whereas, on July 17, 2015, the Equal Employment Oppor-
tunity Commission ruled that discrimination based on 
sexual orientation is ‘‘sex discrimination’’ for purposes of 
title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; 
Whereas, on October 31, 2015, the Obama administration 
announced that it would approve the spouses of refugees 
who are approved for resettlement in the United States, 
including same-sex spouses who come from countries 
where legal unions are not possible; 
Whereas, in the first 10 weeks of 2016, according to a 
Human Rights Campaign tally, more than 200 bills 
across 34 States were introduced that are considered 
anti-LGBTQ, and the threat to the civil liberties of 
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; 
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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 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 June 24, 2016, President Obama designated the 
first national monument to LGBTQ rights at the site of 
the Stonewall uprising; 
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; 
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, 
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that lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees are protected 
from workplace discrimination under title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964; 
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; 
Whereas the election of Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cun-
ningham made them the highest ranking openly trans-
gender people of color currently serving in public office 
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; 
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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 April 14, 2019, South Bend Mayor Pete 
Buttigieg 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; 
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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 May 2019, Megan Rapinoe became the first 
openly lesbian woman to pose for Sports Illustrated; 
Whereas, in June 2019, New York City becomes the first 
American city to host the World Pride conference; 
Whereas June 28, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the coura-
geous uprising at Stonewall Inn; and 
Whereas the inclusion of our transgender families into United 
States society continues to expand every day, with an un-
derstanding that we will remain steadfast in pursuing the 
goal of complete equality, respect, and tolerance for all, 
regardless of 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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