AJR152: Joint Resolution Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 152

February 28, 2020 - Introduced by Representatives Zamarripa, Spreitzer, Novak, Cabrera, Anderson, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Emerson, Gruszynski, Hebl, Hesselbein, Kitchens, Kolste, Milroy, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Pope, Sargent, Shankland, Stubbs, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Tranel, Tusler, Goyke, Vruwink, Fields, Sinicki, Riemer, McGuire and Hintz, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Johnson, Bewley, Larson, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner and Shilling. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR152,1,1 Relating to: recognizing June 2020 as LGBT Pride Month.

AJR152,1,3 Whereas, Wisconsin has a committed history of being at the forefront of supporting equality for all its citizens; and

AJR152,1,6 Whereas, in February 1982, Wisconsin made history when Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus signed the nation's first state law protecting lesbians and gays from discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations; and

AJR152,1,9 Whereas, in the intervening years, tremendous advancements have been made with respect to equitable treatment of lesbians, gay men, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons both in Wisconsin and throughout the nation; and

AJR152,1,12 Whereas, Wisconsin has elected the first openly LGBT member of the United States Senate, and the Wisconsin state legislature has five openly LGBT members; and

AJR152,1,15 Whereas, in June 2014, same-sex couples were legally able to marry in Wisconsin, and the United States Supreme Court affirmed the equal right to marriage for same-sex couples in all 50 states in June 2015; and

AJR152,2,3 Whereas, despite these advances LGBT people continue to face discrimination and LGBT youth continue to be at increased risk for bullying, substance abuse, depression, homelessness, and suicide; and

AJR152,2,5 Whereas, June has become a symbolic month in which LGBT people and their allies have come together in various celebrations of pride; and

AJR152,2,7 Whereas, recognizing Pride Month will help foster an atmosphere of inclusion, acceptance, and celebration to the community; and

AJR152,2,10 Whereas, LGBT individuals, along with their families, friends, and neighbors, will be honoring Pride Month in cities and towns across the state, including Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, La Crosse, Beloit, and Superior; and

AJR152,2,13 Whereas, the month-long celebration is an opportunity for all people in the state to affirm their commitment to mutual respect and understanding; now, therefore, be it

AJR152,2,15 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin legislature recognizes the month of June 2020 as LGBT Pride Month.

AJR152,2,16 (End)