Pride Month PRIDE MONTH
"h f WHEREAS, June is celebrated as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month nationwide to �
commemorate the beginning of the Stonewall Uprising in New York; and
WHEREAS, Tigard is a community that includes and values its Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, �£
p Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Asexual, and Allied (LGBTQIA+) residents; and
' WHEREAS, Tigard's LGBTQIA+ community is a diverse and essential part of our city
who contribute to the widespread academic, economic, artistic, political, and socialk��FZ�:
K p. spheres within and around the Tigard community; and `
;= WHEREAS, Pride Month in Tigard is meant to raise awareness of the prejudice and
discrimination still facing members of the LGBTQIA+ community and honor their
power and perseverance in fighting discrimination in all its forms; and ay
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WHEREAS, everyone is entitled to equal rights freely granted to all Americans :.,
regardless of race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS, our city will stand up to hurtful speech and reinforce our efforts to attract
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r4 a workforce that is representative of our community so that Tigard becomes a more
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vibrant, diverse, and livable community; and
WHEREAS, the valuable contributions made by our family, friends and neighbors who F v
represent the diverse Tigard LGBTQIA+ community promote innovation and positive R �,-
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City of Tigard City Council does hereby _'
proclaim
JUNE 2021: PRIDE MONTH `.,
, in Tigard, Oregon and urge all residents to respect and honor our diverse community and
celebrate and build a culture of inclusiveness and acceptance. ^:
Dated this 1 qday of June 2021. ;
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City `
of Tigard to be affixed. t
Jason B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
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Attest:
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Carol Krager, City Rec rder
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