; Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative Jared Polis was elected governor of Colorado, becoming the first openly gay man to be elected governor in the United States; Whereas, on November 6, 2018, Democratic Representative Sharice Davids became the first openly lesbian Representative from Kansas in Congress; Whereas, on December 17, 2018, Angela Ponce, Miss Spain, became the first transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant; Whereas, on February 27, 2019, Navy Lieutenant Commander Blake Dremann, Army Captain Alivia Stehlik, Army Captain Jennifer Peace, Army Staff Sergeant Patricia King, and Navy Petty Officer Third Class Akira Wyatt became the first openly transgender servicemembers to testify before Congress; Whereas, on April 23, 2019, Jane Castor became the first openly LGBTQIA+ person elected as mayor in Tampa, Florida; Whereas, in April of 2019, Morehouse College announced that the historically all-male school would begin admitting transgender men in 2020; Whereas, on May 17, 2019, the House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which amends the Federal civil rights laws of the United States 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 was sworn in as Mayor of Chicago, becoming the first Black lesbian mayor; Whereas, on May 24, 2019, Taiwan became the first nation in Asia to legally recognize same-sex marriage; Whereas, in May of 2019, the Supreme Court of Brazil held that homophobia and transphobia would become punishable under the same law banning racial discrimination; Whereas, in June of 2019, New York City became the first city in the United States to host the WorldPride conference; Whereas June 28, 2019, marked the 50th anniversary of the courageous uprising at Stonewall Inn