2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-4150/1
CMH:cdc
July 31, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Phelps, Rivera-Wagner, Snodgrass, Cruz, Neubauer, Spaude, Stroud, Udell, Arney, Clancy, Anderson, Andraca, Bare, Brown, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Emerson, Fitzgerald, Hong, Hysell, Joers, Johnson, Madison, Mayadev, McCarville, Miresse, Moore Omokunde, Ortiz-Velez, Palmeri, Prado, Roe, Stubbs, Subeck, Tenorio, Vining and Haywood, cosponsored by Senators Roys, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Smith and Wall. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR79,1,1
1Relating to: recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. AJR79,1,32Whereas, Wisconsin has a committed history of being at the forefront of 3supporting equality for all its citizens; and AJR79,1,74Whereas, in February 1982, Wisconsin made history when Governor Lee 5Sherman Dreyfus signed the nation’s first state law protecting lesbians and gay 6people from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations; 7and AJR79,1,118Whereas, in the intervening years, tremendous advancements have been 9made with respect to equitable treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and 10queer or questioning (LGBTQ) people both in Wisconsin and throughout the nation; 11and AJR79,1,1312Whereas, Wisconsin elected the first openly LGBTQ member of the U.S. 13Senate, and the Wisconsin state legislature has 13 openly LGBTQ members; and AJR79,2,214Whereas, in June 2014, same-sex couples were legally able to marry in
1Wisconsin, and the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the equal right to marriage for 2same-sex couples in all 50 states in June 2015; and AJR79,2,53Whereas, despite these advances, LGBTQ people continue to face 4discrimination, and LGBTQ youth continue to be at increased risk for bullying, 5substance abuse, depression, homelessness, and suicide; and AJR79,2,76Whereas, June has become a symbolic month in which LGBTQ people and 7their allies have come together in various celebrations of pride; and AJR79,2,98Whereas, recognizing Pride Month will help foster an atmosphere of inclusion, 9acceptance, and celebration to the community; and AJR79,2,1110Whereas, LGBTQ individuals, along with their families, friends and 11neighbors, will be honoring Pride Month in communities across our state; and AJR79,2,1412Whereas, the month-long celebration is an opportunity for all people in the 13state to affirm their commitment to mutual respect and understanding; now, 14therefore, be it AJR79,2,1615Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin 16legislature recognizes June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month.
