Title: Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Summary:
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) rights are human rights and protected by the U.S. Constitution; (2) LGBTQIA+ Pride Month should be celebrated; and (3) all Americans should be treated equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1198 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1198

  Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride 
                                 Month.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2022

Mr. Green of Texas (for himself, Mr. Payne, Mr. Auchincloss, Ms. Wilson 
 of Florida, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. 
  Raskin, Mr. Welch, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Jackson 
  Lee, Ms. Newman, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Jacobs of 
California, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of 
 New York, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. 
 Carson, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Takano, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Watson 
Coleman, Mr. Torres of New York, Ms. Dean, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. 
  Costa, Ms. Meng, Ms. Titus, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Case, Mr. Sires, Mr. 
    Brown of Maryland, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Khanna, Mr. 
Lowenthal, Mr. Horsford, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Casten, Ms. Stansbury, 
  Mr. Malinowski, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Morelle, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
Moulton, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Evans, Mr. Crow, Mrs. 
Hayes, Mr. Swalwell, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Crist, Mr. 
   Correa, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Fletcher, Ms. 
Velazquez, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Higgins of New 
 York, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Yarmuth, 
  Mr. Himes, Mr. Kahele, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. 
Carbajal, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pappas, 
Ms. Bass, Mr. Lieu, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Peters, Ms. Adams, Mr. Connolly, Ms. 
  Matsui, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Bourdeaux, Ms. 
      Omar, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Clark of 
 Massachusetts, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. DelBene, Mr. 
 Panetta, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Ross, Ms. Jayapal, 
 Ms. Stevens, Mr. Kildee, Mr. McNerney, and Mr. DeSaulnier) submitted 
 the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

_______________________________________________________________________

                               RESOLUTION


 
  Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride 
                                 Month.

Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ``Original LGBTQIA+ Pride Month 
        Resolution of 2022'';
Whereas the Honorable Barney Frank, Member of Congress from 1981 to 2013, is 
        recognized as an honorary cosponsor of this resolution;
Whereas Members of this Congress support the rights, freedoms, and equality of 
        those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and 
        asexual (LGBTQIA+);
Whereas, in August of 1966, the ``Screaming Queens'' of the Gene Compton's 
        Cafeteria Uprising in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco led one 
        of the first recorded transgender uprisings that erupted in response to 
        police harassment, and continued to protest against police brutality and 
        improper policing of the LGBTQIA+ community;
Whereas those who took a stand for human rights and dignity at the Stonewall Inn 
        Uprising in New York City on June 28, 1969, were led by two brave and 
        visible transgender women of color, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera;
Whereas the LGBTQIA+ protesters at the Stonewall Inn Uprising and Gene Compton's 
        Cafeteria Uprising were subject to police harassment and invidious 
        discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
Whereas within years of these decisive moments in history, LGBTQIA+ rights 
        organizations were created in every major city of the United States;
Whereas Brenda Howard, often called ``The Mother of Pride,'' helped to plan a 
        Gay Pride Week and the Christopher Street Liberation Day Parade in June 
        of 1970 to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Inn 
        Uprising;
Whereas Brenda Howard's Gay Pride Week and Christopher Street Liberation Day 
        Parade evolved into the annual New York City Pride March and Pride 
        celebrations now known around the world;
Whereas the Stonewall Inn Uprising and the Gene Compton's Cafeteria Uprising 
        have been followed by many historic milestones for the LGBTQIA+ 
        community;
Whereas, in December of 1973, the board of the American Psychiatric Association 
        voted to remove homosexuality from the list of mental illnesses of the 
        American Psychiatric Association;
Whereas, in 1974, Elaine Noble became the first openly LGBTQIA+ 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 gay people in most Federal 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 for 
        LGBTQIA+ people, which was inspired by the March on Washington in 1963 
        and the assassination of Harvey Milk in 1978;
Whereas Democrats took a stance in support of gay rights at the Democratic 
        National Convention in 1980;
Whereas, in 1982, Wisconsin became the first State to ban discrimination on the 
        basis of sexual orientation;
Whereas, in 1983, after initial refusal from lead organizers to allow an openly 
        LGBTQIA+ person to speak, Audre Lorde was selected by Black LGBTQIA+ 
        groups to speak at the 20th-anniversary commemoration of Dr. Martin 
        Luther King, Jr.'s March on Washington in 1963;
Whereas, in October of 1987, thousands of activists took part in the Second 
        National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights to demand that 
        President Reagan address the AIDS crisis;
Whereas, in 1987, Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts became the first 
        United States Representative to voluntarily come out as an openly gay 
        Member of Congress;
Whereas Urvashi Vaid cofounded the Creating Change Conference in 1988, the 
        largest annual LGBTQIA+ conference convening in the United States;
Whereas, on May 20, 1996, the Supreme Court of the United States held in Romer 
        v. Evans that a Colorado constitutional amendment preventing the 
        enactment of nondiscrimination protections for gay, lesbian, and 
        bisexual persons in Colorado was unconstitutional;
Whereas, on October 6, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of 
        Wyoming, was beaten, tortured, and left to die;
Whereas, in 2000, Vermont became the first State in the United States to legally 
        recognize civil unions between same-sex couples;
Whereas, on June 8, 2000, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals held in Rosa v. 
        Park West Bank that a transgender person had recourse under the 
        prohibition on sex discrimination provided for in the Equal Credit 
        Opportunity Act after being denied a loan for dressing in traditionally 
        feminine attire;
Whereas, in December of 2000, the Netherlands became the first nation to 
        legalize same-sex marriage when the States General of the Netherlands 
        passed, by a three-to-one margin, a landmark bill allowing same-sex 
        marriage;
Whereas, on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States held in 
        Lawrence v. Texas that under the 14th Amendment, States could not 
        criminalize the private, intimate relationships of same-sex couples;
Whereas, on August 5, 2004, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals held in Smith v. 
        City of Salem that title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects 
        transgender employees from workplace discrimination;
Whereas, in 2008, a Latino transgender man, Diego Miguel Sanchez, became the 
        first openly transgender person appointed to the Platform Committee of 
        the Democratic National Committee;
Whereas, on November 4, 2008, Stu Rasmussen, of Silverton, Oregon, became the 
        first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in the United 
        States;
Whereas, in 2009, Diego Miguel Sanchez became the first openly transgender 
        senior congressional staffer on Capitol Hill, appointed by 
        Representative Barney Frank;
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 Barack Obama, and the bill expanded existing Federal hate 
        crimes laws to include crimes motivated by the actual or perceived 
        gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability of a victim;
Whereas, on January 4, 2010, Mayor Annise D. Parker was sworn in as the first 
        openly lesbian Mayor of Houston;
Whereas, on November 2, 2010, Victoria Kolakowski was elected to the Alameda 
        County Superior Court in California, becoming the first openly 
        transgender woman to serve as a trial court judge in the United States;
Whereas, on November 17, 2010, Phyllis Frye was appointed to the City of Houston 
        Municipal Courts as the first openly transgender judge appointed in the 
        United States;
Whereas Congress passed and President Barack Obama signed the repeal of Defense 
        Directive 1304.26 (``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'') in December of 2010, 
        allowing gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons to serve openly in the 
        United States Armed Forces;
Whereas, in October of 2011, the Girl Scouts of America opened membership to a 
        7-year-old transgender girl;
Whereas 2012 was the first year in which all 50 States in the United States had 
        not less than 1 openly LGBTQIA+ elected official;
Whereas, on April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled 
        that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is ``sex 
        discrimination'' for purposes of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 
        1964;
Whereas, on June 12, 2012, Kylar Broadus became the first openly transgender 
        person to testify in a hearing before the United States Senate;
Whereas, on November 6, 2012, Representative Mark Takano of California, a 
        Japanese American, became the first openly gay, person of color elected 
        to Congress;
Whereas, in 2013, the first LGBTQ Pride Month resolution was introduced by 
        Representative Al Green of Texas;
Whereas, on January 3, 2013, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin was sworn in as the 
        first openly gay United States Senator;
Whereas, on January 3, 2013, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona was sworn in as the first 
        openly bisexual Member of Congress;
Whereas, on March 11, 2013, the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 was 
        reauthorized and included protections for transgender persons;
Whereas, on April 29, 2013, National Basketball Association athlete Jason 
        Collins became the first active male athlete in a North American major 
        sports league to come out as gay;
Whereas, on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court held in United States v. Windsor 
        that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act was unconstitutional and 
        that the Federal government cannot discriminate against married same-sex 
        couples when determining Federal rights, benefits, and obligations;
Whereas, on November 20, 2013, President Barack Obama posthumously awarded a 
        Presidential Medal of Freedom to civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin, an 
        openly gay Black man who organized the March on Washington in 1963 and 
        presented the crucial 10 demands of the March on Washington in the 
        summer of 1963;
Whereas, on June 9, 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person 
        on the cover of Time Magazine;
Whereas, on June 17, 2014, Darrin P. Gayles was the first openly gay Black man 
        to be confirmed as a Federal judge;
Whereas, on July 10, 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender 
        person to be nominated for an Emmy Award;
Whereas, on July 21, 2014, President Barack Obama took action to protect 
        LGBTQIA+ workers by signing an Executive order prohibiting Federal 
        contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or 
        gender identity;
Whereas, on June 8, 2015, Olympic triathlete Chris Moiser became the first 
        transgender athlete to earn a spot on Team USA;
Whereas, on June 9, 2015, the equal opportunity policy of the United States 
        Armed Forces was updated to protect servicemembers from harassment and 
        discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation;
Whereas, on June 23, 2015, Stonewall Inn in New York City received a landmark 
        designation by the Landmarks Preservation Commission of New York City so 
        that the Stonewall Inn cannot be torn down or developed without 
        approval;
Whereas, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges held in a 
        5-4 ruling that the 14th Amendment requires all States to license 
        marriages between same-sex couples and to recognize all marriages that 
        were lawfully performed in a different State;
Whereas, on July 17, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled 
        that discrimination on the basis of 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, according to a Human Rights Campaign tally, more than 200 items of 
        legislation considered to be anti-LGBTQIA+ were introduced across 34 
        States during the first 10 weeks of 2016;
Whereas threats to the civil liberties of LGBTQIA+ people have increased on the 
        State level since the holding of the Supreme Court in Obergefell v. 
        Hodges;
Whereas, on May 13, 2016, the Department of Justice and the Department of 
        Education jointly released guidance to provide educators the information 
        they need to ensure that transgender students attend school in an 
        environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex;
Whereas, on May 18, 2016, Eric Fanning was sworn in as Secretary of the Army, 
        the first time a branch of the United States Armed Forces was led by an 
        openly gay person;
Whereas members of the LGBTQIA+ community are disproportionately affected by 
        violence and hate crimes;
Whereas, on June 12, 2016, one of the deadliest mass shootings in the modern 
        history of the United States occurred at a gay nightclub in Orlando, 
        Florida, on Latin night, leaving 49 people dead and another 53 people 
        wounded;
Whereas, since 2013, nearly two-thirds of fatal violent activities toward 
        transgender and gender-nonconforming people have involved a gun, and the 
        overwhelming majority of those victims were Black transgender women 
        under the age of 30;
Whereas 40 percent of transgender people report having attempted suicide in 
        their lifetime, nearly 9 times the national average;
Whereas 54 percent of transgender people responding to a 2015 survey experienced 
        some form of intimate partner violence, including acts involving 
        coercive control and physical harm;
Whereas LGBTQIA+ youth experience dating violence at twice the rate of their 
        non-LGBTQIA+ peers;
Whereas transgender people are 3.7 times more likely than cisgender people to 
        experience police violence and 7 times more likely to experience 
        physical violence when interacting with police than cisgender people;
Whereas, on June 24, 2016, President Barack Obama designated the first national 
        monument to LGBTQIA+ rights at the site of the Stonewall Uprising, 
        cementing its significance in LGBTQIA+ history as well as the overall 
        history of the United States;
Whereas, on June 30, 2016, the Department of Defense announced an immediate 
        policy change allowing transgender servicemembers to serve openly 
        without fear of retribution or penalty;
Whereas, on July 5, 2016, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, known 
        as the National PTA, adopted a resolution entitled ``Recognition of 
        Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ) 
        Individuals as a Protected Class'';
Whereas, on July 28, 2016, Sarah McBride, national press secretary for the Human 
        Rights Campaign, spoke at the Democratic National Convention, making her 
        the first transgender 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 to assess the needs of and determine 
        intervention strategies for homeless LGBTQIA+ youth;
Whereas, on November 8, 2016, Kate Brown of Oregon became the first openly 
        bisexual person to win a gubernatorial 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 Appeals held 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, 2017, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held in Whitaker 
        v. Kenosha Unified School District that transgender students are 
        protected from discrimination under title IX of the Education Amendments 
        of 1972 and under the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment;
Whereas, on June 27, 2017, residents of the District of Columbia became the 
        first in the United States to be allowed to select a gender-neutral 
        option on their driver license;
Whereas the first transgender doll was released in July of 2017, modeled after 
        LGBTQIA+ activist Jazz Jennings;
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, the election of Andrea Jenkins to the Minneapolis 
        City Council made her the first openly transgender woman to be elected 
        to public office in a major United States city;
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, Phillipe Cunningham's election to the Minneapolis 
        City Council made him the first openly transgender man to be elected to 
        the city council of a major United States city;
Whereas the election of Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cunningham made them the 
        highest-ranking openly transgender persons of color currently serving in 
        public office in the United States;
Whereas, on November 7, 2017, Danica Roem of Virginia became the first openly 
        transgender person to be elected to 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'', making television history 
        by featuring the largest cast of transgender actors in a television 
        series;
Whereas, on June 4, 2018, the Supreme Court reaffirmed in Masterpiece Cakeshop 
        v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission that businesses do not have a broad 
        license to discriminate against LGBTQIA+ Americans;
Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative Jared Polis was elected 
        governor of Colorado, becoming the first openly gay man to be elected 
        governor in the United States;
Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative Sharice Davids became 
        the first openly lesbian Representative from Kansas in Congress;
Whereas, on December 17, 2018, Angela Ponce, Miss Spain, became the first 
        transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant;
Whereas, on February 27, 2019, Navy Lieutenant Commander Blake Dremann, Army 
        Captain Alivia Stehlik, Army Captain Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sergeant 
        Patricia King, and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Akira Wyatt became the 
        first openly transgender servicemembers to testify before Congress;
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 LGBTQIA+ person 
        elected as mayor in Tampa, Florida;
Whereas, in April of 2019, Morehouse College announced that the historically 
        all-male school would begin admitting transgender men in 2020;
Whereas, on May 17, 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, 
        which amends the Federal civil rights laws of the United States to 
        explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity among the 
        prohibited categories of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, 
        education, public accommodation, federally funded programs, and jury 
        service;
Whereas, on May 20, 2019, Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as Mayor of Chicago, 
        becoming the first Black lesbian mayor;
Whereas, on May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legally 
        recognize same-sex marriage;
Whereas, in May of 2019, the Supreme Court of Brazil held that homophobia and 
        transphobia would become punishable under the same law banning racial 
        discrimination;
Whereas, in June of 2019, New York City became the first city in the United 
        States to host the WorldPride conference;
Whereas June 28, 2019, marked the 50th anniversary of the courageous uprising at 
        Stonewall Inn;
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 of 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 an Emmy for best lead actor in a drama series;
Whereas, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court held 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 identity;
Whereas, in November of 2020, 1,006 or more LGBTQIA+ candidates ran for office 
        in the United States, more than ever before;
Whereas, in November of 2020, Sarah McBride became the first openly transgender 
        State senator in the United States, making her the highest-ranking 
        openly transgender public official in United States history;
Whereas, in November of 2020, Representatives Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones, 
        both Members of Congress representing New York districts, became the 
        first openly gay Black persons elected to Congress;
Whereas, on February 18, 2021, Representative David Cicilline of Rhode Island 
        introduced the Equality Act, H.R. 5, in the 117th Congress, which amends 
        Federal civil rights laws to explicitly include sexual orientation and 
        gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination in 
        employment, housing, credit, education, public accommodation, federally 
        funded programs, and jury service;
Whereas, on March 24, 2021, Admiral Rachel Levine became the first openly 
        transgender person to hold an office requiring confirmation by the 
        Senate, and on October 19, 2021, became the first openly transgender 
        four-star officer in the uniformed services;
Whereas, on May 16, 2022, Karine Jean-Pierre became the first Black and openly 
        gay White House Press Secretary;
Whereas, as of 2022, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and 
        recognized in 30 Nations; and
Whereas the inclusion and acceptance of LGBTQIA+ persons in the United States 
        continues to expand, with an understanding that Americans will remain 
        steadfast in pursuing the goal of complete equality and respect for all, 
        regardless of whom they love or who they are: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, 
        queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) rights are human rights 
        and are protected by the Constitution;
            (2) recognizes that all Americans should be treated fairly 
        and equally regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity 
        and that LGBTQIA+ history plays an integral role in the history 
        of the United States;
            (3) acknowledges the struggle of the Stonewall Inn and Gene 
        Compton's Cafeteria protesters and countless other lesbian, 
        gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people for equality;
            (4) encourages the celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month to 
        provide a continuing opportunity for all people in the United 
        States to learn about the discrimination and inequality that 
        lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people have 
        faced, and continue to face, in tandem with triumphs over 
        tragedy and victories in spite of barriers; and
            (5) agrees that the United States must continue to strive 
        to ensure that the promise of equality is realized for all 
        Americans.
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