Fiscal Note
No City appropriation required.
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Recognizing June 2026 as Pride Month
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison has a long and proud LGBTQ+ history, and recognizes the broader history of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality, from the Black Nite Brawl to the Stonewall Riots; and,
WHEREAS, in 1975, the City of Madison became the first place in Wisconsin, and one of the earliest in the country, to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation by amending its Equal Opportunities Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the City created the state’s first domestic partnership registry in 1990 by ordinance, affording limited rights to same sex couples; and,
WHEREAS, Black and Brown LGBTQ+ people have been leaders in advancing social change, as well as creating and shifting culture; and,
WHEREAS, since 2023, the Madison Common Council has had at least a quarter of alder districts represented by LGBTQ+ alders; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison has a proud history of protecting LGBTQ+ rights and advancing LGBTQ+ equality, and continues to do so; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Madison recognizes the contributions of organizations such as GSAFE, Fair Wisconsin, OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center, Freedom Inc., and Orgullo Latinx, among others, who work to uplift and empower the queer community in Madison; and,
WHEREAS, our LGBTQ+ youth, especially transgender youth, have faced discrimination in Wisconsin communities and schools and have bravely organized to fight back against unconstitutional partisan attacks in the Wisconsin State Legislature that aim to divide and distract our communities from real problems we face; and,
WHEREAS, the LGBTQ+ community currently faces attacks from politicians across the country, whether it be the Trump Administration rolling back the rights of transgender people or the already 530 anti-LGBTQ+ bills the ACLU has tracked in state legislatures in 2026; and,
WHEREAS, regardless of these attacks, the City of Madison will continue to stand with th...
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