PRINTER'S NO. 4019
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
885
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SIMS, KENYATTA, BIZZARRO, McNEILL, HANBIDGE,
RAVENSTAHL, WEBSTER, WILLIAMS, VITALI, YOUNGBLOOD,
SHUSTERMAN, JONES, A. DAVIS, ULLMAN, HARRIS, FIEDLER, HILL-
EVANS, SAPPEY, SCHWEYER, DELLOSO, BOYLE, ZABEL, SANCHEZ,
INNAMORATO, ISAACSON, HOHENSTEIN, ROZZI, THOMAS, DONATUCCI,
BURGOS, RABB, BURNS, GAINEY, LEE, DAWKINS, WARREN, CIRESI,
McCLINTON AND DEASY, JUNE 24, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 24, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of June 2020 as "LGBTQ+ Pride Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Our Commonwealth was founded on the principles of
freedom, fairness and tolerance; and
WHEREAS, Through military service, in debates and
demonstrations, at the polls and in countless other acts of
democracy, Pennsylvanians have consistently defended these
principles; and
WHEREAS, Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
or questioning (LGBTQ+) Pennsylvanians and their allies have had
significant roles in the economic, cultural, spiritual and
political development of this Commonwealth while working
tirelessly to maintain and promote culture and history; and
WHEREAS, Pennsylvania has been the site of many pivotal
moments in LGBTQ+ history; and
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