Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising.

IV 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. RES. 469 Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 27, 2019 Ms. HAALAND (for herself, Mr. NADLER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. PAPPAS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. WEXTON, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. CISNEROS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TITUS, Mr. SOTO, and Mr. QUIGLEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. Whereas the Stonewall Inn opened on or around March 18, 1967, at 51–53 Christopher Street in Greenwich Village, New York City, New York; Whereas Greenwich Village and establishments like the Stonewall Inn served as a sanctuary for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community from persecution by police and society at large; Whereas, at that time, many State and local governments, in- cluding New York City, criminalized how LGBTQ people expressed their identities and their relationships; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR469.IH HR469 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HRES 469 IH Whereas, at that time, LGBTQ people were frequently har- assed by law enforcement, including the New York City Police Department; Whereas LGBTQ people had begun to stand up to such po- lice harassment, including at Cooper Do-nuts in Los An- geles in 1959, Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco in 1966, and Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles in 1967; Whereas, in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the New York City Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn and arrested many patrons of the Inn, but brave in- dividuals, particularly transgender women of color, stood up to injustice that night; Whereas these strong voices sparked an uprising against the police, with confrontations and protests at the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding area lasting until July 3, 1969; Whereas the Stonewall Uprising empowered thousands of LGBTQ people to emerge from the shadows and come out publicly as they stood up for their community that night, putting their lives and safety at risk; Whereas, along with public protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, the District of Columbia, and elsewhere, the Stonewall Uprising became a catalyst for the LGBTQ civil rights movement to se- cure social and political equality and inspired the forma- tion of many advocacy organizations; Whereas, on June 27 and 28, 1970, members of the LGBTQ community commemorated the first anniversary of Stone- wall and reaffirmed the solidarity of the LGBTQ commu- nity by organizing the first Pride marches or gatherings in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los An- geles; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR469.IH HR469 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HRES 469 IH Whereas the Stonewall Uprising is remembered and cele- brated every year in June during ‘‘LGBTQ Pride Month’’; Whereas, in June 2016, the Stonewall Inn and its sur- rounding area was declared a National Monument, be- coming the first national monument to commemorate the LGBTQ civil rights movement; Whereas, in June 2019, World Pride will be held for the first time in the United States in New York City to com- memorate the Stonewall Uprising, bringing representa- tives of the global LGBTQ community together to recog- nize these historic events; Whereas, on May 30, 2019, the government of New York City announced that it would dedicate a monument hon- oring pioneering transgender activists and key leaders in the Stonewall Uprising, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, the first permanent, public monument in the world honoring transgender women; Whereas, on June 6, 2019, the New York City Police Com- missioner issued an official apology on behalf of the New York City Police Department, stating, ‘‘The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong—plain and simple.’’; Whereas, despite the progress made since the Stonewall Up- rising, members of the LGBTQ community continue to experience biased policing and are still at significant risk of violence and discrimination; Whereas according to the annual hate crimes report of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, LGBTQ people, particu- larly LGBTQ people of color, continue to be the target of bias-motivated violence, and efforts to address this vio- VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\HR469.IH HR469 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HRES 469 IH lence may be hindered by a continued lack of trust in law enforcement; Whereas at least 100 transgender individuals, primarily women of color, have been murdered in the United States since the beginning of 2015; and Whereas no American should have to fear being the target of violence because of who they are or who they love: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 1 (1) recognizes the 50th anniversary of the 2 Stonewall Uprising; 3 (2) condemns violence and discrimination 4 against members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, 5 transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community and 6 recommits itself to securing justice, equality, and 7 well-being for LGBTQ people; and 8 (3) commends the bravery, solidarity, and resil- 9 iency of the LGBTQ community in the face of vio- 10 lence and discrimination, both past and present. 11 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:37 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\HR469.IH HR469 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS