| R 256 |
| 2025 -- H 6125 Enacted 05/01/2025 |
| 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 |
| WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community is an integral part of Rhode Island’s |
| population; and |
| WHEREAS, The LGBTQIA+ community has fought relentlessly for inclusion and |
| equality, yet LGBTQIA+ people still experience harassment and discrimination based on their |
| sexual orientation and gender identity locally, nationally and internationally; and |
| WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island, which was founded on the principle of individual |
| freedom, celebrates the diversity of its people and their right to live out loud, free of |
| discrimination, fear, and prejudice; and |
| WHEREAS, The State of Rhode Island remains committed to protecting the civil rights |
| of the LGBTQIA+ community; and |
| WHEREAS, Transgender and Nonbinary Rhode Islanders are facing threats to their very |
| existence and this Rhode Island State House of Representatives will continue to strengthen its |
| commitment to ensuring dignity and full access to public life; and |
| WHEREAS, LGBTQIA+ people, people of color, and particularly trans women of color, |
| face greater disparities in the areas of health, housing, and criminal justice and are many times |
| more likely to be the victims of fatal violence; and |
| WHEREAS, Every human being has the right to love freely and live their lives openly as |
| who they are; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby |
| proclaims its solidarity with and expresses its support for Rhode Island’s LGBTQIA + |
| community; and be it further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the |
| Honorable Daniel McKee. |
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