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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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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, 2021, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Senator Tiara T. Mack

     Date Introduced: March 30, 2021

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, March 31, 2021, marks the 12th annual International Transgender Day of

Visibility (TDoV) celebrating the resilience and success of transgender and gender non-

conforming people and raising awareness of transgender rights; and

     WHEREAS, Transgender individuals and organizations have made myriad contributions

to our state through volunteerism, advocacy, political engagement, military service, and cultural

and artistic expression; and

     WHEREAS, Transgender and non-binary people face significant cultural, legal and

economic challenges and are often forced to live with the fear of discrimination or violence; and

     WHEREAS, Calling attention to issues of systemic biases and individual transphobia and

providing protection under federal or state law is necessary in order to ensure basic protections

that guarantee human dignity; and

     WHEREAS, Education and training are the most effective tools employers can use to

facilitate workplace gender transitions and to raise awareness of gender non-conforming

designations because by promoting an inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected

and safe and one in which they can bring their whole selves, is good business; and

     WHEREAS, "Society has a responsibility to stand with a community so often

marginalized, to elevate people so often pushed down, to hear and speak to the pain and loss

faced by transgender individuals and to work to upend the system that tacitly permits it"; now,

therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby commemorates

"International Transgender Day of Visibility" on March 31, 2021, and celebrates the myriad

contributions transgender persons inculcate and impart to society and the diversity of our state,

and urges all Rhode Islanders to prioritize inclusivity and equity for all; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and herby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the TGI Network of RI.

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