| R 158 |
| 2021 -- S 0750 Enacted 03/30/2021 |
| 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 |
| 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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