HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-068-3781_-_Pride_Month_-_Adopted_-_PdfRESOLUTION NO. 2022-068-3781
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI GARDENS,FLORIDA, RECONIZING JUNE AS
LGBTQIA+ PRIDE MONTH PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION
OF REPRESENTATIONS; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Councilwoman Linda Julien recognizes the importance of diversity
and inclusion in the City of Miami Gardens, and
WHEREAS, the month of June is national LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. In honor of the
1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan - considered the tipping point for the Gay Liberation
Movement in the United States - each June Americans come together to celebrate
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, and
WHEREAS, inactivists rights gay riots,four thetoprior years Stonewall
Philadelphia had staged an “Annual Reminder” protest outside Independence Hall on July
4, and
WHEREAS, although “gay power” had been proposed as the slogan for the
movement, it was argued that the movement had yet to be politically empowered but that
its members felt great pride in their sexual identity, and
WHEREAS, events are held all across the country and nonprofits use the month
to raise awareness about the current state of LGBTQIA human rights and how their
respective organizations are working to protect and advocate for those rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MIAMI GARDENS, FLORIDA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: ADOPTION OF REPRESENTATIONS: The foregoing Whereas
paragraphs are hereby ratified and confirmed as being true, and the same are hereby
made a specific part of this Resolution.
Section 2: AUTHORIZATION: The City Council of the City of Miami Gardens
hereby recognizes June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
Section 3: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
its final passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI
GARDENS AT ITS REGULAR MEETING HELD ON JUNE 8, 2022.
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Resolution No. 2022-068-3781
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RODNEY HARRIS, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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MARIO BATAILLE, CMC, CITY CLERK
PREPARED BY: SONJA KNIGHTON DICKENS, CITY ATTORNEY
SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN LINDA JULIEN
Moved by: Vice Mayor Leon
Seconded by: Councilman Stephens
VOTE: 6-0
Mayor Harris Yes
Vice Mayor Leon Yes
Councilwoman Campbell Yes
Councilwoman Ighodaro Absent
Councilwoman Julien Yes
Councilman Stephens, III Yes
Councilwoman Wilson Yes
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