; Whereas, on April 23, 2019, Jane Castor became the first openly LGBTQ person elected as mayor in Tampa, Florida; Whereas, in April 2019, Morehouse College announced that in 2020 the historically all-male school will begin admitting transgender men; Whereas, on May 17, 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which amends the Nation’s Federal civil rights laws to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identity among the prohibited categories of discrimination in employment, housing, credit, education, public accommodation, federally funded programs, and jury service; Whereas, on May 20, 2019, Lori Lightfoot began to serve as Mayor of Chicago, becoming the first African-American lesbian Mayor; Whereas, on May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legally recognize same-sex marriage; Whereas, in May 2019, Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that homophobia and transphobia will be punishable under the same law banning racial discrimination; Whereas, in May 2019, Megan Rapinoe became the first openly lesbian woman to pose for Sports Illustrated; Whereas, in June 2019, New York City becomes the first American city to host the World Pride conference; Whereas June 28, 2019, is the 50th anniversary of the courageous uprising at Stonewall Inn; and Whereas the inclusion of our transgender families into United States society continues to expand every day, with an understanding that we will remain steadfast in pursuing the goal of complete equality, respect, and tolerance for all, regardless of the gender a person is assigned at birth: Now, therefore, be it