Bill Text: NY J00567 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center of White Plains, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-03-21 - ADOPTED [J00567 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00567-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 567

BY: Senator MAYER

        COMMEMORATING  the  40th  Anniversary  of The LOFT
        LGBTQ+ Community Center of White Plains, New York

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body recognizes  the  profound  impact  of
those  exemplary organizations/individuals within the great State of New
York which/who proactively work  for  the  enfranchisement  of  minority
communities,  and  the  importance  of  such work for the benefit of all
citizens of this State, and indeed, all citizens of the Nation; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 40th Anniversary of The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center  of
White  Plains,  New  York, to be celebrated on Thursday, March 23, 2023;
and

  WHEREAS, The LOFT was founded in 1983 and is  currently  located  at
252 Bryant Ave, White Plains, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning
(LGBTQ+) people have made important and  lasting  contributions  to  our
great  State  and  Nation in every field of endeavor including business,
medicine, law, humanities,  science,  literature,  politics,  education,
music,  philanthropy, sports, arts, and culture that enrich our national
life; and

  WHEREAS, The LOFT works daily to provide a range of services for the
LGBTQ+ Community in Westchester County, NY, and the Lower Hudson  Valley
Region; and

  WHEREAS,  The  LOFT  offers  both  in-person,  virtual,  and  hybrid
services, support groups, social activities,  and  special  events  like
Westchester  Pride,  The  Hudson  Valley Trans Forum, and runs The Trans
Support of The Hudson Valley (TSHV), a program designed  to  assist  and
empower  the transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary (TGNCNB)
Communities across the lower Hudson Valley region; and

  WHEREAS, The mission of this illustrious organization is to  further
the   cause  of  inclusion,  diversity,  and  pride  through  education,
advocacy, and celebration; and

  WHEREAS, Respect, inclusivity, opportunity, and  integrity  comprise
the core values of The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center; the Center provides
a  safe  space  in  which  everyone is respected, supported, and valued,
ensuring an inclusive  and  affirming  environment  which  reflects  the
diversity  of  the  identities  found  in  the surrounding community and
State; and

  WHEREAS, The LOFT is a forceful advocate for justice  and  positive,
progressive  change for all LGBTQ+ people, fostering awareness of issues
which affect all members of the community, working  consistently  to  be
responsive to their needs; and

  WHEREAS,  Our society is greatly benefited by the purposeful efforts
of individuals who unite for the cause of improving the quality of  life
for others, and who proactively work toward the goal of dignity for all;
now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 40th Anniversary of The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center  of
White Plains, New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to The LOFT LGBTQ+ Community Center  of  White  Plains,  New
York.