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,-- 01 Whereas, Transgender Awareness Week is observed annually to raise visibility for I
L eI transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) people and the issues they face; and ;
Whereas, Transgender Awareness Week leads up to Transgender Day of Remembrance t 1 4;
F. jW ,, (TDOR)on November 20, a day originally founded in 1998 in remembrance and honor of Rita :'
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Yt Whereas, Transgender Day of Remembrance is a day for publicly mourning and honoring the
transgender and GNC lives destroyed through acts of hate and violence against them; and a
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Whereas, the lives of transgender Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, particularly Black 1A�
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'"- Whereas,our city will stand up to discriminatory actions, harmful speech and acts of violence; s,
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Whereas, Tigard's transgender and GNC community is a diverse and essential part of our $ln city whose members contribute to the widespread academic, economic, artistic, political, and ito
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prejudice, discrimination, economic inequality, violence and hate still facing members of the • '`'
t , AL transgender and GNC community and honor their power and perseverance in fighting
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iWhereas, everyone is entitled to equal rights freely granted to all Americans regardless of . ' iit .4
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resident include the freedom to be one's authentic self, to pursue happiness, to live in safety, : ,
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liWhereas, the valuable contributions made by Tigard's transgender and GNC community 4
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r NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED the City of Tigard City Council does hereby proclaim '.
t the week of November 13-20, 2022 as,
Fmk TRANSGENDER AWARENESS WEEK AND w
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in Tigard, Oregon and urge residents to respect and honor our diverse community and , ,.....
� celebrate and build a culture of inclusiveness and acceptance for all. .
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'` - Dated this 1St day of November, 2022
il IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set"m�r-hand and.eausesd the Seal of the City of ,
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