Friday Harbor proclaims June as Pride Month

||| FROM TOWN OF FRIDAY HARBOR |||

PROCLAMATION

Whereas, June is designated as pride month across the nation to commemorate the 1969
Stonewall Uprising, a time generally recognized as beginning of the modern LGBTQIA Rights
Movement; and
Whereas, all people regardless of age, gender identity, race, color, religion, marital status,
national origin, sexual orientation, or physical challenges have the right to be treated on the
basis of their intrinsic value as human beings; and
Whereas, despite their extraordinary progress for basic civil and human rights, LGBTQ+
Americans still face discrimination simply for being who they are; and
Whereas, the Town is committed to protecting the most vulnerable among us and
supporting visibility, dignity, and equality for all people in our community, regardless of their
sexual orientation, gender identity or expression; and
Whereas, the Town welcomes and celebrates the history and diversity of Friday Harbor’s
LGBTQ+ community;
Now,
Therefore, I, Raymont C. Jackson, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of Friday
Harbor, do hereby proclaim June 2024 in the Town as

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

Furthermore, I encourage all citizens to reflect on this important time in our Nation’s history,
eliminate prejudice anywhere it exists, respect the rights of all people, and celebrate the great
diversity of our Town.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the Town of
Friday Harbor to be affixed this 3rd day of
June, 2024.