A resolution recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

III 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. RES. 270 Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JUNE 27, 2019 Ms. BALDWIN (for herself, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms. COLLINS, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. CASEY, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. BENNET, Mr. DURBIN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. KLO- BUCHAR, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. COONS, Ms. SMITH, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. CARPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. CARDIN, Ms. HASSAN, and Mrs. FEIN- STEIN) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall uprising. Whereas the Stonewall Inn opened on or around March 18, 1967, at 53 Christopher Street in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City; Whereas the neighborhood of Greenwich Village, and estab- lishments like the Stonewall Inn, served as a sanctuary for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (referred to in this preamble as ‘‘LGBTQ’’) community from persecution by police and society at large; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR270.ATS SR270 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 270 ATS Whereas during the time around the opening of the Stonewall Inn, many State and local governments, including New York City, criminalized how LGBTQ individuals express their identities and relationships, which resulted in LGBTQ individuals frequently being harassed by law en- forcement, including the New York City Police Depart- ment (referred to in this preamble as the ‘‘NYPD’’); Whereas LGBTQ individuals had begun to stand up to such police harassment, including at Cooper Do-nuts in Los Angeles in 1959, Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco in 1966, and Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles in 1967; Whereas, in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, the NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn and arrested many pa- trons; Whereas brave individuals, particularly transgender women of color, stood up to injustice the night of June 28, 1969, which sparked an uprising against the NYPD, with con- frontations and protests at the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding area lasting until July 3, 1969; Whereas the Stonewall uprising empowered thousands of LGBTQ individuals to emerge from the shadows and come out publicly as they stood up for their community the night of June 28, 1969 and beyond, putting their lives and safety at risk; Whereas, along with public protests in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and elsewhere, the Stonewall uprising became a catalyst for the LGBTQ civil rights movement to secure social and political equality and inspired the formation of many advocacy organizations; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR270.ATS SR270 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 270 ATS Whereas, on June 27–28, 1970, members of the LGBTQ community commemorated the first anniversary of Stone- wall and reaffirmed the solidarity of the LGBTQ commu- nity by organizing the first Pride marches, or gatherings, in New York City, San Francisco, Chicago, and Los An- geles; Whereas the Stonewall uprising is remembered and cele- brated every year in June during ‘‘LGBTQ Pride Month’’; Whereas in June 2016 the Stonewall Inn and its surrounding area was declared a national monument, becoming the first national monument to commemorate the LGBTQ civil rights movement; Whereas WorldPride will be held in June 2019 for the first time in the United States in New York City to com- memorate the Stonewall uprising, bringing representa- tives of the global LGBTQ community to recognize these historic events; Whereas on May 30, 2019, New York City announced that it would dedicate a monument honoring pioneering transgender activists and key leaders in the Stonewall up- rising, Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, the first permanent public monument in the world honoring transgender women; Whereas on June 6, 2019, the NYPD officially apologized for the raid on the Stonewall Inn; Whereas, despite the progress made since the Stonewall up- rising, members of the LGBTQ community have experi- enced biased policing and are still at significant risk of violence and discrimination; VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR270.ATS SR270 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •SRES 270 ATS Whereas, according to the annual hate crimes report pub- lished by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, LGBTQ individuals, particularly LGBTQ individuals of color, con- tinue to be the target of bias-motivated violence, and ef- forts to address this violence may be hindered by a con- tinued lack of trust in law enforcement; Whereas not less than 100 transgender individuals, primarily women of color, have been murdered in the United States since the beginning of 2015; and Whereas no individual in the United States should have to fear being the target of violence because of who they are or who they love: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— 1 (1) recognizes the 50th Anniversary of the 2 Stonewall uprising; 3 (2) condemns violence and discrimination 4 against members of the LGBTQ community and re- 5 commits itself to securing justice, equality, and well- 6 being for LGBTQ individuals; and 7 (3) commends the bravery, solidarity, and resil- 8 iency of the LGBTQ community in the face of vio- 9 lence and discrimination, both past and present. 10 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:16 Jun 28, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR270.ATS SR270 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS