AJR63: Joint Resolution Text

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2021 - 2022 LEGISLATURE

2021 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 63

June 14, 2021 - Introduced by Representatives Cabrera, Spreitzer, Neubauer, Snodgrass, Anderson, Conley, Considine, Emerson, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Ohnstad, Pope, S. Rodriguez, Shankland, Shelton, Sinicki, Stubbs, Subeck and Vruwink, cosponsored by Senators Carpenter, Bewley, Larson, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AJR63,1,2 Relating to: recognizing June 28, 2021, as the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

AJR63,1,4 Whereas, June 28, 2021, marks 52 years since the event known as the Stonewall Uprising occurred, a pivotal event in the LGBTQ rights movement; and

AJR63,1,6 Whereas, on June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village in New York City, was raided by the New York City police; and

AJR63,1,8 Whereas, during the 1960s, homosexuality was illegal in most states and gay bars like the Stonewall Inn served as a safe space for the LGBTQ community; and

AJR63,1,12 Whereas, the raid sparked outrage among the bar's patrons and members of the community, who had grown tired of regular police raids of gay bars, resulting in six days of protests and clashes between law enforcement and thousands of LGBTQ individuals; and

AJR63,1,15 Whereas, Marsha P. Johnson, a black trans woman and prominent trans activist, and Stormé DeLarverie, are recognized as two of the main leaders of the uprising; and

AJR63,2,3 Whereas, the uprising brought awareness to the injustices experienced by LGBTQ individuals and sparked LGBTQ activism and the LGBTQ rights movement in the United States, including the formation of the first gay rights groups; and

AJR63,2,5 Whereas, the first gay pride parade was held one year after the uprising, on June 28, 1970; and

AJR63,2,7 Whereas, June is recognized as LGBTQ Pride month to commemorate the uprising and progress made by the LGBTQ community; and

AJR63,2,10 Whereas, in 2016, President Obama designated the Stonewall Inn and surrounding area as a national monument, becoming the first national monument to commemorate LGBTQ history; and

AJR63,2,13 Whereas, the Stonewall Uprising is viewed as a watershed moment for the gay rights movement in the United States as it served as the catalyst for a decades-long movement for equal rights and protections for LGBTQ people; now, therefore, be it

AJR63,2,16 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin Legislature recognize June 28, 2021, as the 52nd Anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

AJR63,2,17 (End)