Mayor Hawkins-Manuelian | Vice Mayor Lewis | Councilmember Widmer | Councilmember DeGolia | Councilmember Holland Town of Atherton
Proclamation
DESIGNATING JUNE 2024 AS PRIDE MONTH
WHEREAS, Town of Atherton strives to promote the egalitarian principles of equality and justice for all people, recognizing that the diversity of our communities is one of our greatest strengths, and on June 1, 2017, opened the first ever LGBTQ+ Pride Center in San Mateo County in conjunction with the kick off of Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, San Mateo County is a proud partner in the journey toward LGBTQQI2S equality, having in June 2014 established this state’s first dedicated LGBTQ Commission to support the development of policies, programs, and resources that help create a community in which LGBTQQI2S people are treated fairly, with dignity and respect in all settings, and where there is access to services that are welcoming, respectful, and responsive; and
WHEREAS, the Pride Initiative of the San Mateo County Health System has advocated for a welcoming environment for LGBTQQI2S people who live and work in San Mateo County, and LGBTQQI2S people have made important, varied, and lasting contributions to San Mateo County, our great state, and nation in every field of endeavor and culture that enrich our lives; and WHEREAS, each year in June marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion that gave birth to the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights movement; and WHEREAS, flying the Pride Flag is a way to demonstrate that San Mateo County is a welcoming, inclusive county in furtherance of this proclamation.
NOW, THEREFORE, AS MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF ATHERTON, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL, hereby designates June 2024 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQQI2S) Pride Month.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the Town of Atherton to
be affixed this 19th day of June, 2024.
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Diana Hawkins-Manuelian, Mayor
Town of Atherton