,,iv #aacth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #faa ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #b1 #bjad ,mr4 ,crowley 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,speier1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,mc,dermott1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,kuster1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,higgins1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mrs4 ,davis of ,california1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,michaud1 ,mr4 ,kilmer1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,peters of ,california1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,polis1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,honda1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,takano1 and ,ms4 ,sinema7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,honoring the life of ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford for her fierce advocacy on behalf of the lesbian1 gay1 bisexual and transgender 7,,lgbt7 community as they and their allies celebrate ,pride month during the month of ,june1 reflect on the progress made towards equality1 and remember activists like ,jeanne who spent their lives fighting for their rights4 ,whereas ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford was born in ,queens1 ,new ,york1 on ,december #d1 #aibj1 to ,charles and ,sadie ,sobelson2 ,whereas she earned her bachelor's degree from the ,city ,university of ,new ,york's ,queens ,college and became an elementary school teacher at ,p4,s4 #cb2 ,whereas she married her husband ,jules ,manford and had three children ,charles1 ,morty1 and ,suzanne2 ,whereas in ,april #aigb1 her openly gay son ,morty was beaten during a gay rights protest2 ,whereas in the aftermath of her son's beating ,jeanne1 together with her husband ,jules1 became a staunch advocate of ,,lgbt rights2 ,whereas while marching in one of ,new ,york ,city's first ,pride parades1 known as the ,christopher ,street ,liberation ,day ,parade1 on ,june #be1 #aigb1 with her son1 ,jeanne carried a now-famous sign reading1 ,parents of ,gays ,unite in ,support for our ,children2 ,whereas this important show of support was the impetus for her founding the organization ,parents1 ,friends and ,family of ,lesbians and ,gays1 now known as ,,pflag2 ,whereas in the more than #da years since its first meeting at the ,church of the ,village in ,greenwich ,village in #aigc1 ,,pflag has expanded to a national organization with more than #cej chapters and over #bjj1jjj members in all #ej ,states2 ,whereas ,,pflag envisions a world where diversity is celebrated and all people are respected1 valued1 and affirmed regardless of their sexual orientation1 gender identity1 or gender expression2 ,whereas ,,pflag1 through its core values of meeting people where they are and collaborating with others1 seeks to relay its vision through support for families1 allies1 and people who are lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 transgender and queer_/questioning 7,,lgbtq71 education about the unique issues and challenges that people who are ,,lgbtq face1 and advocacy in communities to change attitudes and create policies and laws that achieve full equality for people who are ,,lgbtq2 ,whereas ,jeanne ,manford became an advocate for people with ,,aids because of the death of her son and so many others whose lives were far too short2 ,whereas ,jeanne ,manford was honored as the ,grand ,marshal of the first ,queens ,pride ,parade1 held in ,june #aiic2 ,whereas on ,sunday1 ,june #a1 #bjad1 officials1 community leaders1 and residents will participate in the #bbnd annual ,queens ,pride ,parade and on ,june #bi the ,city of ,new ,york will hold its #ddth ,annual ,pride ,parade2 ,whereas the tremendous efforts of ,jeanne ,manford and many others have opened doors for individuals to be open with their families at home and with their colleagues in their places of work2 ,whereas lesbian and gay employees of the ,federal ,government and members of the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces may serve their ,nation with the dignity they deserve and without the need to shield an important part of their identity2 ,whereas since the landmark decision of ,united ,states v4 ,windsor invalidating the ,defense of ,marriage ,act1 courts have continuously overturned ,state bans on same-sex marriage1 leading to equal marriage rights for people in #ai ,states and the ,district of ,columbia and legal challenges to same-sex marriage bans pending in #cj other ,states2 ,whereas this extraordinary show of support represents a rapid change in attitudes sparked by the important work of advocates like ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford2 ,whereas on ,january #h1 #bjac1 at the age of #ib1 just #f months before the ,windsor decision1 ,jeanne ,manford passed away and the ,,lgbt community lost a long-time champion for civil rights1 but celebrated her extraordinary legacy2 ,whereas when ,president ,barack ,obama posthumously awarded ,jeanne the ,presidential ,citizens ,medal on ,february #ae1 #bjac1 he remarked that ,jeanne1 ,took to the streets with a simple message3 ,no matter who her son was--no matter who he loved--she loved him1 and wouldn't put up with this kind of nonsense4 ,and in that simple act1 she inspired a movement and gave rise to a national organization that has given so much support to parents and families and friends1 and helped to change this country42 ,whereas ,jeanne demonstrated to us in her life and inspires us today through her legacy that one voice can change the world2 ,whereas ,jeanne's courage lives on in ,,pflag's work and in the progress for which she fought2 and ,whereas ,jeanne ,manford insisted that equality knows no bounds1 including that of sexual orientation or gender identity3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 honors the life and work of ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford2 7#b7 recognizes ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford as a national hero who advanced the rights of lesbian1 gay1 bisexual and transgender 7,,lgbt7 people in the ,united ,states2 and 7#c7 commends ,jeanne ,sobelson ,manford for helping to realize the founders' goal of creating a more perfect union based on the ideal that all men and women are created equal4