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PETAL UMA LESBIAN, GAY,BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH-.JUNE 2012
WHEREAS, the Mayor and members of the Petaluma City Council, the governing body of
Petaluma, California, do hereby unite in solidarity and common purpose to recognize,honor and
celebrate the diversity, shared humanity and civil rights of our entire community and all its
residents; and
WHEREAS, each of us were born into the world the way we are and should be able to
live without fear of prejudice, discrimination, violence or hatred based on our race, gender
identity or sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS,the Petaluma community includes people of all ages and races who are
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender and each of us should have the same unalienable equal
rights,benefits and responsibilities that are shared and enjoyed by each of us; and
WHEREAS, embracing and celebrating our individual identities and commonalities as
Americans helps to further bring everyone together and drives the development of our society;
and
WHEREAS,the history of the world has shown that continued human progress and the
success of society and civilization has been built on a foundation of inclusiveness and
acceptance; and
WHEREAS, embracing our differences helps to fulfill the principals and creed written
into the founding documents of our great Nation, in that our individual destinies and that of our
families and communities include not only the aspiration of our federal constitutional republic
but the support and success of all our citizens in realizing the fulfillment of its promise.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2012 as
Petaluma Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month and bring to the attention of
all of our citizens so that we may join together in honoring our diversity and community.
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