2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
LRB-3041/1
CMH:cdc
June 19, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Roys, Spreitzer, Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Ratcliff, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Smith and Wall, cosponsored 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. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR73,1,1
1Relating to: recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month. SJR73,1,32Whereas, Wisconsin has a committed history of being at the forefront of 3supporting equality for all its citizens; and SJR73,1,74Whereas, 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 SJR73,1,118Whereas, 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 SJR73,1,1312Whereas, Wisconsin elected the first openly LGBTQ member of the U.S. 13Senate, and the Wisconsin state legislature has 13 openly LGBTQ members; and SJR73,2,214Whereas, 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 SJR73,2,53Whereas, 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 SJR73,2,76Whereas, June has become a symbolic month in which LGBTQ people and 7their allies have come together in various celebrations of pride; and SJR73,2,98Whereas, recognizing Pride Month will help foster an atmosphere of inclusion, 9acceptance, and celebration to the community; and SJR73,2,1110Whereas, LGBTQ individuals, along with their families, friends and 11neighbors, will be honoring Pride Month in communities across our state; and SJR73,2,1412Whereas, 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 SJR73,2,1615Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin 16legislature recognizes June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month.
