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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Shekarchi, Felix, Hull, Cotter, Blazejewski,
Ajello, Shallcross Smith, Morales, and Potter

     Date Introduced: March 21, 2025

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

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     WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community is an integral part of Rhode Island’s

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population; and

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     WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community has fought relentlessly for inclusion and

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equality, yet LGBTQIA+ people still experience harassment and discrimination based on their

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sexual orientation and gender identity locally, nationally and internationally; and

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     WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, which was founded on the principle of individual

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freedom, celebrates the diversity of its people and their right to live out loud, free of

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discrimination, fear, and prejudice; and

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     WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island remains committed to protecting the civil rights

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of the LGBTQIA+ community; and

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     WHEREAS, Transgender and Nonbinary Rhode Islanders are facing threats to their very

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existence and this Rhode Island State House of Representatives will continue to strengthen its

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commitment to ensuring dignity and full access to public life; and

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     WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ people, people of color, and particularly trans women of color,

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face greater disparities in the areas of health, housing, and criminal justice and are many times

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more likely to be the victims of fatal violence; and

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     WHEREAS, Every human being has the right to love freely and live their lives openly as

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who they are; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

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proclaims its solidarity with and expresses its support for Rhode Island’s LGBTQIA +

 

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community; and be it further

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

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the

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Honorable Daniel McKee.

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