SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED -JUNE 11, 2002

Agenda Item No. 12

Introduced by the Administrative Services/Personnel Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION DESIGNATING JUNE 15, 2002 AS "LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE DAY" IN INGHAM COUNTY

RESOLUTION #02-149

WHEREAS, for the fourteenth consecutive year, Michigan Pride, Inc. will host the state's largest pride event in Lansing; and

WHEREAS, the Michigan Pride Steering Committee is a volunteer organization that raises funding and coordinates the march, festival and rally, promoting pride in and knowledge of the richness and diversity of Michigan's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community; and

WHEREAS, formed in1988 after the words "sexual orientation" were removed from the state's Ethnic Intimidation Act, Michigan Pride continues to raise awareness around issues that concern Michigan's LGBT community; and

WHEREAS, Michigan has the honor of being one of the few states in the nation which hosts a march and rally on its Capitol steps each year; and

WHEREAS, like many other groups around the nation, Michigan Pride hosts this annual event to commemorate the beginning of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights Movement which began outside New York's Stonewall Bar over thirty years ago; and

WHEREAS, "Now Is the Time" is the theme for 2002, this year's event will be held on June 15, 2002 at the State Capitol in Lansing.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby designate June 15, 2002, as "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Day" in Ingham County.

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES/PERSONNEL: Yeas: Swope, Lynch, De Leon, Celentino

Nays: Severino Absent: None Approved 6/3/02