CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE


                         PROCLAMATION
                        LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
                             June 2022
WHEREAS, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights; and

WHEREAS, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual +
(LGBTQIA+) individuals have had immeasurable impacts on the cultural, civic, and
economic successes of our country, state, and city; and

WHEREAS, the City of Charlottesville is committed to supporting visibility, dignity and
equality for LGBTQIA+ people in our diverse community; and

WHEREAS, the LGBTQIA+ community continues to be a target of violence,
harassment, and discrimination and yet continues to thrive through the efforts of the
community itself and through the support of LGBTQIA+ affirming agencies, and
individual allies; and

WHEREAS, support for LGBTQIA+ equality continues to grow, education and
awareness remain vital to ending discrimination and prejudice against LGBTQIA+ people;
and

WHEREAS, because of the acts of courage of the millions of people who have come out
and who have demanded justice, our Commonwealth and community have made great
strides in recognizing that love is love and that no person should be judged by anything
but the content of their character; and

WHEREAS, celebrating Pride Month influences awareness and provides support and
advocacy for Charlottesville’s LGBTQIA+ community, and is an opportunity to act and
engage in dialogue to strengthen alliances, build acceptance, and advance equal rights; and

WHEREAS, there remains much work to do to extend equality throughout the
Commonwealth and the nation,

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that I, Lloyd Snook, Mayor of the City
of Charlottesville, Virginia, on behalf of the City Council, hereby proclaim the month of
June 2022 as Pride Month in support of the LGBTQIA+ community, and call upon all
Charlottesville residents to embrace the principle of gender equality and to work to
eliminate prejudice everywhere it exists.

Signed and dated this 21st day of June 2022.


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J. Lloyd Snook, III, Mayor