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City of•'Tigard
PRIDE MONTH
. � ��, • 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, .w..
Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Asexual, and Allied (LGBTQIA+) residents; and
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y WHEREAS, Tigard's LGBTQIA+ community is a diverse and essential part of our city
who contribute to the widespread academic, economic, artistic, political, and social
spheres within and around the Tigard community; and
WHEREAS, Pride Month in Tigard is meant to raise awareness of the prejudice and r
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discrimination still facing members of the LGBTQIA+ community and honor their -
"' 'i"" power and perseverance in fighting discrimination in all its forms; and
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WHEREAS, everyone is entitled toequal rights freely granted to all Americans •
regardless of race, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation; and
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WHEREAS, our city will stand up to hurtful speech and reinforce our efforts to attract '
a workforce that is representative of our community so that Tigard becomes a more :� •
vibrant, diverse, and livable community; andF
F WHEREAS, the valuable contributions made by our family, friends and neighbors who x €_
represent the diverse Tigard LGBTQIA+ community promote innovation and positive =
t change with lasting effects within our city.
n NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Jason B. Snider, Mayor of the City of
Tigard, Oregon, do hereby proclaim ;
JUNE 2020: PRIDE MONTH
in Tigard, Oregon and urge all residents to respect and honor our diverse community and j .
celebrate and build a culture of inclusiveness and acceptance.
r' Dated this 9th day of June 2020. : °..
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City -; w•
r�=gggg of Tigard to be affixed.
}r q" Jason B. Snider, Mayor
City of Tigard
Attest: ;
' Carol Krager, City ecorder =`
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