,,iv  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #acba  ,,in ,,the ,,house    
,,of ,,representatives  ,june #be1      
#bjbd,mr4 ,torres of ,new ,york 7for    
himself1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4
 ,peters1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,stevens1  
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,ms4    
,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,garcia of    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4    
,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,pappas1 ,mr4 ,robert 
,garcia of ,california1 ,mr4 ,davis of  
,illinois1 and ,ms4 ,williams of        
,georgia7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the designation of ,june #bh1 #bjbd1 as 
,stonewall ,day4  ,whereas1 on ,june    
#bh1 #aifi1 a police raid at ,stonewall 
,inn sparked a days-long community      
protest that marked the beginning of the
 long and ongoing fight for the         
equality1 rights1 and freedoms of       
individuals who are lesbian1 gay1       
bisexual1 transgender1 queer1 intersex1 

and asexual 7referred to in this        
resolution as ,,lgbtqia72 ,whereas the  
,united ,states recognizes the impact of
 the ,stonewall ,inn riots 7commonly    
referred to as the ,stonewall ,rebellion
 or ,stonewall ,uprising7 and its       
significance in ,,lgbtqia history and   
the fight for equality2 ,whereas1 on    
,june #bh1 #aigj1 the first ,pride      
marches took place in ,new ,york1       
,chicago1 ,los ,angeles1 and ,san       
,francisco to commemorate the #a-year   
anniversary of the ,stonewall ,uprising 
and demonstrate for equal rights2       
,whereas ,marsha ,p4 ,johnson1 ,sylvia  
,rivera1 ,storme ,de,larverie1 and ,miss
 ,major ,griffin-,gracy were key leaders
 in the ,stonewall ,uprising and the    
,,lgbtqia movement2 ,whereas ,,lgbtqia  
people and their allies have worked     
together for nearly #fj years to make   
progress towards achieving full equality
 for all people in the ,united ,states1 
regardless of their sexual orientation1 
gender identity1 gender expression1 or  

sex characteristics2 ,whereas ,,lgbtqia 
individuals still face discriminatory   
policies1 barriers to critical          
government services1 and disregard for  
their equitable rights across the       
,united ,states in the realms of        
affirming health care1 employment1      
education1 housing1 immigration1 and the
 justice system2 ,whereas transgender   
people and ,,lgbtqia people of color are
 disproportionately burdened by such    
barriers1 including by facing increased 
violence and discrimination2 ,whereas   
millions of ,,lgbtqia people--especially
 ,,lgbtqia youth and transgender        
individuals--are still without any legal
 protection against discrimination as a 
result of existing gaps in ,federal     
civil rights laws2 ,whereas1 on ,june   
#bd1 #bjaf1 the ,stonewall ,national    
,monument was established as the #dabth 
unit of the ,national ,park ,system1    
making it the first in the country      
dedicated to ,,lgbtqia equality2        
,whereas1 on ,june #bh1 #bjbd1 the      

,stonewall ,national ,monument ,visitor 
,center will open at #ea ,christopher   
,street1 the location of the ,stonewall 
,uprising1 for the purpose of           
celebrating and honoring the legacy of  
the ,stonewall ,rebellion and the birth 
of the ,,lgbtqia civil rights movement2 
,whereas ,pride ,live is a nonprofit    
organization committed to raising       
awareness and support for the ,,lgbtiqa 
community and preserving and advancing  
equality2 ,whereas ,pride ,live has     
worked with the ,,lbgtqia community to  
establish ,stonewall ,day and the       
,stonewall ,national ,monument ,visitor 
,center1 which honor the legacy of the  
,stonewall ,rebellion and celebrate the 
progress made by the ,,lgbtqia civil    
rights movement2 ,whereas the ,members  
of the #aahth ,congress support the     
rights and well-being of ,,lgbtqia      
individuals and recognize the need to   
dismantle ,state-sanctioned and         
government-funded discrimination against
 ,,lgbtqia people2 and ,whereas ,june   

#bh1 #bjbd1 would be an appropriate date
 to designate as ,stonewall ,day3 ,now1 
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the    
equal rights and protections of all     
people2  7#b7 recognizes the            
significance of the ,stonewall ,uprising
 and its historic role in the equal     
rights movement for ,,lgbtqia people2   
7#c7 expresses support for the          
designation of ,stonewall ,day2  7#d7   
acknowledges that the ,national ,park   
,service and its partners1 ,pride ,live 
and ,eastern ,national1 will operate the
 ,stonewall ,national ,monument ,visitor
 ,center as a place where people can    
learn about and connect with the        
,,lgbtqia community's ongoing struggle  
for civil liberties2 and  7#e7          
encourages the celebration of ,stonewall
 ,day to commemorate the significance of
 the grand opening of the ,stonewall    
,national ,monument ,visitor ,center and
 the long and ongoing fight for         
equality4