CITY OF
CUPERTINO
Prodamation
WHEREAS, The City of Cupertino, which is committed to being welcoming and inclusive of all people regardless of their sexual orientation, wishes to celebrate and proclaim June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month in Cupertino; WHEREAS, June has been recognized as LGBTQ Pride Month since 1970, however, the LGBTQ community has been fighting for basic civil and human rights since the 1960s;
WHEREAS, While considerable progress has been made, unacceptable systemic discrimination and violence continue to threaten LGBTQ community members, with people of color and transgender individuals at the highest risk;
WHEREAS, We in the City of Cupertino stand alongside the LGBTQ community and demand equal rights for all, promoting a world in which all people can live free from discrimination and violence; WHEREAS, The City Council dedicates the month of June to our LGBTQ family, friends, and neighbors, and recognizes that Cupertino is blessed and enriched by the diversity of our community.
THEREFORE, I, Mayor Darcy Paul, and the Cupertino City Council do hereby Proclaim the month of June 2022 as
LGBIQ Pride Month
and encourage the community to support all people with equity and inclusion, and to treat others with mutual respect and understanding in the City of Cupertino and in our country.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Cupertino to be affixed this Tuesday, June Seventh, Two Thousand and Twenty Iwo.
Darcy Paul
Mayor