Whereas attitudes toward sexuality and gender expression have changed throughout history and will continue to change; Whereas the term LGBTQI+ is understood to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, intersex, and other identities; Whereas LGBTQI+ people are found in every State of the Union; Whereas society may never know the true number of LGBTQI+ Americans; Whereas diverse sexualities and gender expressions were recognized in Indigenous cultures, prior to the creation of the American colonies; Whereas LGBTQI+ people in the United States have diverse racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds; Whereas many influential Americans have contributed to the rich history of the United States, but have had their LGBTQI+ identity erased or unacknowledged, including— (1) Lieutenant Frederick Gotthold Enslin, a member of the Continental Army under George Washington; (2) Charley Parkhurst, legendary stagecoach driver; (3) Langston Hughes, poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance; (4) Edna Thomas, an influential Black actress of the Harlem Renaissance; (5) James Baldwin, novelist and playwright; (6) Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States and United Nations spokeswoman; (7) Christine Jorgensen, World War II veteran and actress; and (8) Pauli Murray, American civil rights activist, women’s rights activist, lawyer, Episcopal priest, and author; Whereas the many influential LGBTQI+ Americans in the history of the United States also include— (1) Frank Kameny, veteran and activist; (2) Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader and advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr.; (3) Sally Ride, astronaut and first American woman in space; (4) Alfred Kinsey, biologist; (5) Harvey Milk, politician and first openly gay elected official in California; (6) Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, self-proclaimed drag performers and community activists; (7) Larry Kramer, author and cofounder of ACT UP; (8) Elaine Noble, the first openly LGBTQI+ elected State official