Resolution 2024-33128 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-33128
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE MONTH OF JUNE
2024 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
WHEREAS, LGBTQ Pride Month is celebrated each year during the month of
June, in commemoration of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising — an incident sparked by a
police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City's Greenwich Village; and
WHEREAS, the Stonewall Uprising became an important rallying cry for the
nascent gay rights movement; and
WHEREAS, the actions of the police sparked six days of heavy protests and
violent clashes with law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, the courageousness and valor displayed by the members of the
LGBTQ community in the Stonewall Uprising served as a catalyst for the Gay Rights
Movement around the world; and
WHEREAS, what started as "Gay Pride Day" (formerly celebrated on the last
Sunday in June) slowly grew to encompass a month-long series of events, which
eventually evolved into Gay Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, Gay Pride Month commemorates the impact that the LGBTQ
community has had on local, national, and international history; honors members of the
LGBTQ community who have been lost to hate crimes and HIV/AIDS; and features
celebrations such as pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, and concerts; and
WHEREAS, during the last decade, our country have made tremendous strides in
the LGBTQ equality movement, including electing LGBTQ elected officials on local, state,
and federal levels, the repeal of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2015, in a landmark Supreme Court decision
Obergefell v. Hodges, marriage equality became the law of the land and granted
same-sex couples in all 50 states the fundamental right to marry under the U.S.
Constitution; and
WHEREAS, this Pride month, we must reflect not only on the progress that has
been made in the national and global effort to advance human rights, but also on the
specific challenges that remain for members of LGBTQ communities in the U.S. and
around the world; and
WHEREAS, in addition to celebrations of LGBTQ achievements and progress,
Gay Pride celebrations stand against a longstanding and continued history of
. discrimination and violence toward the LGBTQ community; and
WHEREAS, it is important to remember that the revolutionary riots at Stonewall
were spearheaded by many LGBTQ people of color, including black and brown
transgender women, and that none of the progress made towards the acceptance and
equality of LGBTQ individuals over the past 51 years would be possible if not for the
action and courage of those protestors; and
WHEREAS, over the last few years, there has been a disturbing proliferation of
anti-trans bills, targeting transgender and nonbinary people for discrimination, such as by
barring or criminalizing healthcare for transgender youth, barring access to the use of
appropriate facilities like restrooms, restricting transgender students' ability to fully
participate in school and sports, or making it more difficult for trans people to get
identification documents with their name and gender; and
WHEREAS, Pride Month provides an important opportunity to condemn
transphobia, racism, systemic injustice, and to elevate voices and amplify stories of trans
people, black people, indigenous people, and other minorities, including those within the
LGBTQ community; and
WHEREAS, in the words of late LGBTQ activist Marsha P. Johnson, there can be
"no pride for some of us without liberation for all of us"; and
WHEREAS, Miami Beach prides itself on the City's longstanding commitment to
honoring the LGBTQ community, and supporting and encouraging a dialogue that
promotes equality, dignity, and human rights for all.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA that the Mayor and the City
Commission hereby declare the month of June 2024 as LGBTQ Pride Month in the City
of Miami Beach.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this c:X day of Jun? , 2024.
ATTEST:
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(Sponsored by Commissioner Alex J. Fernandez)
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MIAMI BEACH
COMMISSION MEMORANDUM
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission
FROM: City Attorney Ricardo J. Dopico
DATE: June 26, 2024
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, DECLARING THE MONTH OF JUNE 2024 AS LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH
IN THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH.
ANALYSIS
The attached Resolution was prepared at the request of the sponsor, Commissioner Alex
Fernandez.
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT
N/A
Applicable Area
Citywide
Is this a "Residents Right to Know" item, Is this item related to a G.O. Bond
pursuant to City Code Section 2-17? Project?
No No
Was this Agenda Item initially requested by a lobbyist which, as defined in Code Sec. 2-481,
includes a principal engaged in lobbying? No
If so, specify the name of lobbyist(s) and principal(s):
Department
City Attorney
Sponsor(s)
Commissioner Alex Fernandez
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