PRINTER'S NO. 2257
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
431
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY KENYATTA, FRANKEL, RABB, McCLINTON, SANCHEZ,
DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS, BIZZARRO, HANBIDGE, SCHLOSSBERG,
VITALI, RAVENSTAHL, KOSIEROWSKI, MURT, MERSKI, BURGOS,
JOHNSON-HARRELL, SOLOMON, BULLOCK, KIRKLAND, D. MILLER,
DAVIDSON, T. DAVIS, GALLOWAY, FIEDLER, HOHENSTEIN, KINSEY AND
DALEY, JUNE 25, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 25, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New
York City.
WHEREAS, In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police
led a raid at the Stonewall Inn, a popular gay bar located in
the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City; and
WHEREAS, During the raid on the Stonewall Inn, its customers
fought back in protest and were joined by crowds of local
sympathizers outside the bar; and
WHEREAS, The uprising at the Stonewall Inn ignited a five-day
series of protests; and
WHEREAS, Among the protesters were two transgender women of
color, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, who are considered
pioneers of the LGBTQ movement; and
WHEREAS, The events of the morning of June 28, 1969, and the
days that followed, galvanized political activism not only at
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home in the United States but globally, and led to the formation
of the first LGBTQ organizations, including the Gay Liberation
Front, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD and PFLAG; and
WHEREAS, In 2016, the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding area
was designated a national monument in recognition of the site's
significant contributions; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City.
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