Bill Text: CA SR14 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-06-24 - Read. Adopted. (Ayes 30. Noes 1. Page 1486.) [SR14 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SR14-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SR 14	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  JUNE 24, 2013
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  FEBRUARY 19, 1950

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Lara
   (Principal coauthors: Senators Galgiani and Leno)

                        JUNE 11, 2013

   Relative to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Pride
Month.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, Our great state and nation strive to promote the
egalitarian principles of equality and justice where all people have
inalienable rights, including life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness; and
   WHEREAS, California's and America's diversity is one of our
greatest strengths; and
   WHEREAS, To achieve a just and fair society, we must teach our
children to respect one another, to appreciate our differences, and
to recognize the common good in all of us; and
   WHEREAS, Our great state protects its residents from
discrimination and harassment based on actual or perceived race,
color, religion, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, physical or
mental ability, medical condition, sex, including gender identity or
expression, or sexual orientation; and
   WHEREAS, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people have made
important and lasting contributions to our great state and nation in
every field of endeavor, including, but not limited to, business,
medicine, law, humanities, science, literature, politics, education,
music, philanthropy, sports, arts, and culture, that enrich our
national life; and
   WHEREAS, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people come from
all walks of life, regardless of race, color, religion, ancestry,
ethnicity, national origin, economic status, physical or mental
ability, medical condition, sex, or gender identity or expression;
and
   WHEREAS, For the first time in the history of the United States, a
sitting President and Vice President, President Barack Obama and
Vice President Joe Biden, affirmed their support for the fundamental
right to marry, regardless of sexual orientation or gender. Former
Vice President Dick Cheney and former First Lady Laura Bush have also
affirmed their support for marriage equality; and
   WHEREAS, More lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are
being elected to public offices across the country; and
   WHEREAS, While our great state and nation have progressed in our
journey toward dignity, understanding, and mutual respect for all, we
still have a long way to go in eradicating the prejudice and
discrimination that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
and their families encounter, and to this end, we call for the
passage of the inclusive federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act
(ENDA) and comprehensive immigration reform; and
   WHEREAS, To build a stronger and better state and nation, we must
continue to help advance the cause of equality for all people; and
   WHEREAS, Our friends and allies have shown considerable support
and commitment to the struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender people; and
   WHEREAS, Each year, June marks the anniversary of the Stonewall
Rebellion that gave birth to the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender civil rights movement; and
   WHEREAS, President Barack Obama has proclaimed June as Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month and reaffirmed his
administration's goal of eliminating prejudice everywhere it exists
and to celebrate the great diversity of the American people; and
   WHEREAS, Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, their
families and friends, and all those committed to justice and equality
celebrate, during the month of June, the rich culture, the notable
achievements, and the outstanding services that lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender Americans make to our great state and
nation; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
proclaims June 2013 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
(LGBT) Pride Month, urges all residents to join in celebrating the
culture, accomplishments, and contributions of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, and transgender people, and encourages the people of
California to work to help advance the cause of equality for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the Members of the Legislature and to the author for
appropriate distribution.