IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 464 Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 26, 2019 Mr. GREEN of Texas (for himself, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. HIMES, Mr. RYAN, Mr. LYNCH, Ms. BARRAGA´N, Mr. KILMER, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. TITUS, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. MOORE, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. PETERS, Ms. NORTON, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SHER- MAN, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. CRIST, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. KEATING, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. SIRES, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Ms. HILL of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. HECK, Mr. LEWIS, Ms. SHALALA, Ms. MENG, Mr. CORREA, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Ms. WILD, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. STANTON, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. BASS, Ms. SCANLON, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. WEXTON, Mr. LEVIN of Michigan, Mr. BERA, Mr. MCEACHIN, and Mrs. HAYES) submitted the following resolu- tion; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Encouraging the celebration of the month of June as LGBTQ Pride Month. VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HRES 464 IH Whereas this resolution may be cited as the ‘‘Original LGBTQ Pride Month Resolution of 2019’’; Whereas the Honorable Barney Frank, Member of Congress from 1981 to 2013, is recognized as an honorary cospon- sor of this resolution; Whereas Members of this Congress support the rights, free- doms, and equality of those who are lesbian, gay, bisex- ual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ); Whereas, in the summer of 1963, Bayard Rustin organized the March on Washington as an openly gay African- American man; Whereas, in August of 1966, the ‘‘Screaming Queens’’ of the Gene Compton’s Cafeteria riot in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco were recorded as one of the first transgender riots that erupted after police harassment and continued as protestation against police brutality and improper policing of the LGBTQ community; Whereas those who took a stand for human rights and dig- nity at the Stonewall Inn in New York City on June 28, 1969, were pioneers of the LGBTQ movement, including two transgender women of color, Sylvia Rivera and Mar- sha P. Johnson, who were brave visible leaders in the up- rising at Stonewall Inn; Whereas the LGBTQ Stonewall and Compton’s Cafeteria protestors were subject to police harassment and invid- ious discrimination based on sexual orientation and gen- der identity; Whereas these decisive moments in history were followed by the creation of LGBTQ rights organizations in every major city in the United States within years of the uprisings; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HRES 464 IH Whereas these uprisings have been followed by many historic milestones for the LGBTQ community; Whereas, in December of 1973, the board of the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses; Whereas, in 1974, Elaine Noble became the first openly LGBTQ candidate elected to a State legislature in the United States when she won a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives; Whereas, in 1975, the Civil Service Commission eliminated the ban on the employment of homosexuals in most Fed- eral jobs; Whereas, on January 8, 1978, Harvey Milk made national news when he was sworn in as an openly gay member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; Whereas, in October of 1979, 75,000 people participated in the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights to demand equal civil rights; Whereas, in 1980, Democrats took a stance in support of gay rights at the Democratic National Convention; Whereas, in 1982, Wisconsin became the first State to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation; Whereas, in 1983, after initial refusal from lead organizers to allow an openly LGBTQ person to speak, Audre Lorde was selected by Black LGBTQ groups to speak at the 20th anniversary commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington; Whereas, in October of 1987, thousands of activists took part in the National March on Washington to demand that President Reagan address the AIDS crisis; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HRES 464 IH Whereas, in 1987, Congressman Barney Frank of Massachu- setts became the first Representative to voluntarily come out as an openly gay Member of Congress; Whereas, in 1988, Urvashi Vaid cofounded the Creating Change Conference, the largest annual LGBTQ con- vening in the United States organized by the National LGBTQ Task Force; Whereas, on May 20, 1996, the Supreme Court of the United States decided, in Romer v. Evans, that a Colorado con- stitutional amendment preventing the enactment of non- discrimination protections for gay, lesbian, and bisexual people in that State was unconstitutional; Whereas, at the turn of the century in 2000, Vermont be- came the first State in the country to legally recognize civil unions between same-sex couples; Whereas, on June 8, 2000, the Second Circuit Court of Ap- peals ruled, in Rosa v. Parks, that a transgender person had recourse under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act’s prohibition on sex discrimination after being denied a loan for dressing in traditionally feminine attire; Whereas, on June 26, 2003, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Lawrence v. Texas, that under the 14th Amendment, States could not criminalize the pri- vate, intimate relationships of same-sex couples; Whereas, on August 5, 2004, the Sixth Circuit Court of Ap- peals determined, in Smith v. City of Salem, that transgender employees are protected from workplace dis- crimination under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Whereas, in 2008, a Latino transgender man Diego Miguel Sanchez became the first openly transgender individual to VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HRES 464 IH be appointed to the Democratic National Committee’s Platform Committee; Whereas, on November 4, 2008, Stu Rasmussen of Silverton, Oregon, became the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in the Nation; Whereas, in 2009, Diego Miguel Sanchez became the first openly transgender congressional senior staffer on Cap- itol Hill, appointed by Representative Barney Frank; Whereas, on October 28, 2009, the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama, and the bill expanded existing Federal hate crimes laws to include crimes motivated by a victim’s ac- tual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender iden- tity, or disability; Whereas, on January 4, 2010, Mayor Annise D. Parker was sworn in as the first openly lesbian mayor of Houston, the largest city in the United States to have an openly LGBTQ mayor; Whereas, on November 2, 2010, Victoria Kolakowski was elected as the first openly transgender woman in Cali- fornia to serve as a trial court judge for the Alameda County Superior Court; Whereas, on November 17, 2010, Phyllis Frye was appointed into the City of Houston Municipal Courts as the first openly transgender judge in Texas; Whereas, in December of 2010, Congress approved and President Obama signed the repeal of the ‘‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’’ law, allowing gays, lesbians, and bisexuals to serve openly in the United States Armed Forces; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HRES 464 IH Whereas, in October of 2011, the Girl Scouts of America opened membership to a 7-year-old transgender girl; Whereas 2012 marked the first year that all 50 States in the United States had at least 1 openly LGBTQ elected offi- cial; Whereas, on April 20, 2012, the Equal Employment Oppor- tunity Commission ruled that discrimination based on gender identity is ‘‘sex discrimination’’ for purposes of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Whereas, on November 6, 2012, Representative Mark Takano, a Japanese American, became the first openly gay person of color elected to Congress; Whereas, on January 3, 2013, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin was sworn in as the first openly gay United States Sen- ator; Whereas, on January 3, 2013, Kyrsten Sinema was sworn in as the first openly bisexual Member of Congress; Whereas, on March 11, 2013, a transgender inclusive version of the Violence Against Women Act was reauthorized; Whereas, on April 29, 2013, Jason Collins of the NBA be- came the first active male athlete in a North American major sports league to come out as a gay Black man; Whereas, on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled, in United States v. Windsor, that section three of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional and that the Federal Government cannot discriminate against married lesbian and gay cou- ples for the purposes of determining Federal rights, bene- fits, and obligations; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HRES 464 IH Whereas, on November 20, 2013, President Obama post- humously presented Bayard Rustin with a Presidential Medal of Freedom; Whereas, on June 9, 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person on the cover of Time Maga- zine; Whereas, on June 17, 2014, Darrin P. Gayles was the first openly gay African-American man to be confirmed as a Federal judge; Whereas, on July 10, 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender individual to be nominated for an Emmy Award; Whereas, on July 21, 2014, President Obama took action to protect LGBTQ workers by signing an Executive order prohibiting Federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity; Whereas, on June 8, 2015, triathlete Chris Moiser became the first transgender athlete to earn a spot on the United States national team; Whereas, on June 9, 2015, the United States military’s equal opportunity policy was updated to protect servicemembers from harassment and discrimination based on sexual ori- entation; Whereas, on June 23, 2015, New York City’s Stonewall Inn received a landmark designation by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission so that the bar cannot be torn down or developed without approval; Whereas, on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell v. Hodges decided by a vote of 5–4 that the 14th Amendment requires all States to license marriages between same-sex couples and to recog- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HRES 464 IH nize all marriages that were lawfully performed out-of- State; Whereas, on July 23, 2015, H.R. 3185, with the short title of the Equality Act, was introduced in the 114th Con- gress by Representative David Cicilline with bipartisan support, which amends the Nation’s Federal civil rights laws to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, education, public accom- modation, federally funded programs, and jury service; Whereas, on July 17, 2015, the Equal Employment Oppor- tunity Commission ruled that discrimination based on sexual orientation is ‘‘sex discrimination’’ for purposes of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Whereas, on October 31, 2015, the Obama administration announced that it would approve the spouses of refugees who are approved for resettlement in the United States, including same-sex spouses who come from countries where legal unions are not possible; Whereas, in the first 10 weeks of 2016, according to a Human Rights Campaign tally, more than 200 bills across 34 States were introduced that are considered anti-LGBTQ, and the threat to the civil liberties of LGBTQ people has increased on the State level since the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality; Whereas, on May 13, 2016, the Departments of Justice and Education released joint guidance to help provide edu- cators the information they need to ensure that transgender students attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:27 Jun 27, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR464.IH HR464 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HRES 464 IH Whereas, on May 18, 2016, Eric Fanning was sworn in as Secretary of the Army, marking the first time a branch of the military was led by an openly gay person; Whereas, on June 30, 2016, the Department of Defense an- nounced an immediate policy change allowing transgen- der servicemembers to serve openly without fear of ret- ribution; Whereas, on July 5, 2016, the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, known as the National PTA, adopted a resolution on the Recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Individuals as a Protected Class; Whereas, on July 28, 2016, Human Rights Campaign na- tional press secretary Sarah McBride spoke at the Demo- cratic National Convention, making her the first trans- gender person to address a major party convention; Whereas, on June 24, 2016, President Obama designated the first national monument to LGBTQ rights at the site of the Stonewall uprising; Whereas, on October 3, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services began a project which funds grants in relation to assessing the needs and determining interven- tion strategies of homeless LGBTQ youth; Whereas, on November 8, 2016, Kate Brown of Oregon be- came the first openly bisexual person to win a guber- natorial election; Whereas, on January 30, 2017, the Boy Scouts of America announced that they would open membership to transgender boys; Whereas, on April 4, 20 [Text truncated for display. 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