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Sharon L.McBride CITY CLERK,SOUTH BFND,IN
President
South Bend Common Council
Sheila Niezgods16
Vice-President 4th Floor, County-City Building
Canneth Lee South Bend, IN 46601
Chairperson,Committee
of the Whole Re: A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON
COUNCIL TO RECOGNIZING JUNE AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
Canneth Lee
First District
Dear Council Members:
Henry Davis,Jr.
Second District As many of you know, June has been designated as LGBTQ+Pride Month.
We are submitting a Special Resolution to recognize this designation. This
Sharon McBride special resolution is meant to educate our community about the realities of
Third District the struggles the LGBTQ+members of our community face every day,
Troy Warner especially the youth. Without that education, there is little hope of ending
Fourth District those unjust struggles.
Eli Wax Equally important,however, this special resolution serves as a reminder of
Fifth District the innate universal dignity of every human being. Each of us are different in
Sheila Niezgodsld many ways, yet we all share the same quality of humanness.
Sixth District
We ask that this resolution be added to the Common Council's agenda
Karen L.White under"Special Business"for its meeting on June 13, 2022.
At Large Thank you for your consideration.
Rachel Tomas Morgan
At Large
Sincerely yours,
Lori K.Hamann
At Large
Lori K. Hamann., South Bend Common
Council, Member At Large
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Henry Davis, Jr., South Bend Common
Council, Second District
Rachel Tomas Morgan, South Bend
Common Council, Member At Large
SUBSTITUTE BILL NO. 22-26
SPECIAL RESOLUTION NO.
A SPECIAL RESOLUTION OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
AS LGBTQ+ PRIDE MONTH
Filed in Clerk's Office
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Whereas, the South Bend Common Council encourages diversity and inclusion within our community;
and
Whereas, June 28, 2021, marks the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York City,
which sparked the gay rights movement, and is the nationwide month to recognize the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) communities, which is inclusive of diverse identities not
specifically represented by the acronym; and
Whereas, celebrating Pride Month raises awareness and provides support and advocacy for the
LGBTQ+ communities, and is an opportunity to become educated, engage in dialogue, strengthen alliances and
build understanding; and
Whereas, while there has been remarkable progress towards acceptance and equality, members of the
LGBTQ+ community continue to face discrimination, intolerance, and hate; and
Whereas, examples of how far our society still needs grow in understanding in order to establish true
equality can be found in the more than one hundred bills in thirty-three states proposed in 2021 aimed to curb
the rights of transgender people across the country, and including the Indiana General Assembly's override of
Governor Holcomb's veto of HEA 1041 which prohibits transgender participation in interscholastic athletics;
and
Whereas, we must commit to supporting and accepting LGBTQ+ individuals, in particular our youths,
who compared to their peers are far more likely to experience violence and bullying at school suffer from
depression, struggle with substance use; and attempt suicide; and
Whereas, the Trevor Project's 2022 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health found that 42%
of LGBTQ youths between ages 13 and 24 seriously considered attempting suicide in the past year, while
LGBTQ youth living in communities accepting of LGBTQ people reported significantly lower rates of
attempting suicide than those who do not; and
Whereas, we must remain vigilant in deterring all oppression and discrimination against people on the
basis of sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation, including legislative restrictions and outright
bans on gender -affirming care because such restrictions will discourage access to mental health professionals
and physicians; and
Whereas, by protecting the rights of every individual, we enhance and strengthen the value of everyone
throughout our entire society; and
Whereas, we affirm our support for LGBTQ+ residents in our community and stand with them to
protect their civil rights and their ability to live openly, equally and without fear.
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Section I. The South Bend Common Council recognizes the month of June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
Transgender, and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) "Pride Month."
Section II. Every individual is entitled to acceptance as a part of the innate universal dignity of a human
being.
Section III. All children are entitled to protection against all forms of discrimination and decisions
about their best interests belong within the family structure, not through partisan legislative proposals.
Section IV. The South Bend Common Council urges all residents to celebrate and build a culture of
inclusiveness and acceptance -during this month and every month.
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Sharon McBride, President,
South Bend Common Council
Attest:
Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
Presented by me, the undersigned Clerk of the City of South Bend, to the Mayor of the City of South
Bend, Indiana on the day of May 2022 at _ o'clock _. m.
Approved and Signed by me, on the
Dawn M. Jones, City Clerk
Office of the City Clerk
day of May 2022, at _ o'clock _. m.
James Mueller, Mayor
City of South Bend