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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY BRIGGS, JOSEPHS, FRANKEL, K. BOYLE, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, DEAN, GOODMAN, HARHART, JAMES, MAHONEY, MANN, McGEEHAN, M. O'BRIEN, PARKER, SANTONI AND COHEN, OCTOBER 12, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 12, 2012 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating the month of October 2012 as "LGBT History Month" in |
2 | Pennsylvania. |
3 | WHEREAS, For nearly two decades the month of October has been |
4 | recognized nationwide as "LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and |
5 | transgender) History Month"; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The month of October is celebrated as a time to |
7 | acknowledge and commemorate the historic contributions of LGBT |
8 | Americans and mark honest and authentic lives with National |
9 | Coming Out Day on October 11; and |
10 | WHEREAS, National organizations including GLAAD, the Human |
11 | Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the |
12 | National Education Association and Statewide organizations such |
13 | as Equality Pennsylvania and others have strongly endorsed LGBT |
14 | History Month; and |
15 | WHEREAS, LGBT Pennsylvanians, such as artist Andy Warhol, |
16 | environmentalist Rachel Carson, lyricist and theater producer |
17 | Stephen Sondheim and civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, have all |
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1 | made important and long-lasting contributions to American |
2 | history and culture; and |
3 | WHEREAS, An increasing recognition of and appreciation for |
4 | our Nation's and our State's LGBT individuals will serve to |
5 | increase community understanding, equality and inclusiveness; |
6 | and |
7 | WHEREAS, We owe a great deal of gratitude to those persons |
8 | who have pioneered the way toward greater civil rights and |
9 | equality; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Months commemorating and honoring the LGBT members |
11 | of our community have been enacted in the past by United States |
12 | presidents, governors and mayors; and |
13 | WHEREAS, LGBT History Month draws our collective attention to |
14 | the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender |
15 | Pennsylvanians, reminding us of the diverse and inclusive |
16 | principles upon which Pennsylvania and our great nation were |
17 | founded and have grown; therefore be it |
18 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate the |
19 | month of October 2012 as "LGBT History Month" in Pennsylvania; |
20 | and be it further |
21 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and |
22 | commend the observation of "LGBT History Month" to our citizenry |
23 | and to our culture and urge all Pennsylvanians to take the |
24 | opportunity to learn and reflect upon this nation's struggle for |
25 | equality and respect for all. |
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