PRINTER'S NO. 1263
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
114
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY BENHAM, KENYATTA, STURLA, MALAGARI, WAXMAN, KHAN,
VENKAT, HILL-EVANS, SAPPEY, SIEGEL, KINSEY, MADDEN, HANBIDGE,
SANCHEZ, PIELLI, McNEILL, SAMUELSON, FLEMING, GUENST, MERSKI,
BRENNAN, BOROWSKI, CERRATO, HOWARD, RABB, HOHENSTEIN AND
T. DAVIS, MAY 18, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, MAY 18, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the month of June 2023 as "LGBTQ+ Pride Month" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Our Commonwealth was founded on the principles of
freedom, fairness and tolerance; and
WHEREAS, Through military service, in debates and
demonstrations, at the polls and in countless other acts of
democracy, Pennsylvanians have consistently defended these
principles; and
WHEREAS, Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer
or questioning (LGBTQ+) Pennsylvanians and their allies have had
significant roles in the economic, cultural, spiritual and
political development of this Commonwealth while working
tirelessly to maintain and promote culture and history; and
WHEREAS, This Commonwealth has been the site of many pivotal
moments in LGBTQ+ history; and
WHEREAS, The activism that has been vital for promoting
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