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LC002279 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY | |
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Introduced By: Senators Mack, Murray, Kallman, Pearson, Felag, Ujifusa, Urso, Lauria, | |
Date Introduced: April 10, 2025 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community is an integral part of Rhode Island’s |
2 | population; and |
3 | WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community has fought relentlessly for inclusion and |
4 | equality, yet LGBTQIA+ people still experience harassment and discrimination based on their |
5 | sexual orientation and gender identity locally, nationally and internationally; and |
6 | WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, which was founded on the principle of individual |
7 | freedom, celebrates the diversity of its people and their right to live out loud, free of |
8 | discrimination, fear, and prejudice; and |
9 | WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island remains committed to protecting the civil rights |
10 | of the LGBTQIA+ community; and |
11 | WHEREAS, Transgender and Nonbinary Rhode Islanders are facing threats to their very |
12 | existence and this Rhode Island State Senate will continue to strengthen its commitment to |
13 | ensuring dignity and full access to public life; and |
14 | WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ people, people of color, and particularly trans women of color, |
15 | face greater disparities in the areas of health, housing, and criminal justice and are many times |
16 | more likely to be the victims of fatal violence; and |
17 | WHEREAS, Every human being has the right to love freely and live their lives openly as |
18 | who they are; now, therefore be it |
19 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby proclaims its solidarity |
20 | with and expresses its support for Rhode Island’s LGBTQIA + community; and be it further |
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1 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
2 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the |
3 | Honorable Daniel McKee. |
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