; Whereas June 28, 2019, was the 50th anniversary of the courageous uprising at Stonewall Inn; Whereas, on June 30, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a law banning the use of the so-called gay and trans panic legal defense strategy; Whereas, in July 2019, Megan Rapinoe, an openly lesbian co-captain of the United States Women’s National Soccer Team, led her team to victory at the Women’s World Cup in France; Whereas, on September 22, 2019, Billy Porter became the first openly gay Black man to win the Emmy for best lead actor in a drama series: Whereas, on June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, also applies to sexual orientation and gender identity; and Whereas the inclusion of LGBTQ families into United States society continues to expand, with an understanding that we will remain steadfast in pursing the goal of complete equality, respect, and tolerance for all, regardless of who someone loves or the gender a person is assigned at birth: Now, therefore, be it