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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 � 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 sit ,. r4 a workforce that is representative of our community so that Tigard becomes a more D��NeSFWb 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 �,- = rY.' - change with lasting effects within our city. N 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 I � Attest: / l G Carol Krager, City Rec rder i.