2022 -- S 2826 | |
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LC005673 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
COMMEMORATING "INTERNATIONAL TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY" ON | |
MARCH 31, 2022, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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Introduced By: Senators Mack, Calkin, DiMario, Zurier, Acosta, Anderson, Burke, | |
Date Introduced: March 29, 2022 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, March 31, 2022, marks the 13th annual International Transgender Day of |
2 | Visibility (TDoV) celebrating the resilience and success of transgender and gender non- |
3 | conforming people and raising awareness of transgender rights; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Transgender individuals and organizations have made myriad contributions |
5 | to our state through volunteerism, advocacy, political engagement, military service, and cultural |
6 | and artistic expression; and |
7 | WHEREAS, Transgender and non-binary people face significant cultural, legal and |
8 | economic challenges and are often forced to live with the fear of discrimination or violence; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Calling attention to issues of systemic biases and individual transphobia and |
10 | providing protection under federal or state law is necessary in order to ensure basic protections |
11 | that guarantee human dignity; and |
12 | WHEREAS, Education and training are the most effective tools employers can use to |
13 | facilitate workplace gender transitions and to raise awareness of gender non-conforming |
14 | designations because by promoting an inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected |
15 | and safe and one in which they can bring their whole selves, is good business; and |
16 | WHEREAS, "Society has a responsibility to stand with a community so often |
17 | marginalized, to elevate people so often pushed down, to hear and speak to the pain and loss |
18 | faced by transgender individuals and to work to upend the system that tacitly permits it"; now, |
19 | therefore be it |
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1 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby commemorates |
2 | "International Transgender Day of Visibility" on March 31, 2022, and celebrates the myriad |
3 | contributions transgender persons inculcate and impart to society and the diversity of our State, |
4 | and urges all Rhode Islanders to prioritize inclusivity and equity for all; and be it further |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
6 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the TGI Network of RI. |
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