HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-05-24 Proclamation - Pride MonthOffice of the Mayor
City of Tukwila, Washington
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila recognizes our community's strength and beauty is
built on the diversity of people that visit and call our city home, including Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Plus (LGBTQ+) community members; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila is committed to being an inclusive city where every
individual and family belongs, and is treated with dignity and respect; and
WHEREAS, Pride is designated in the month of June as a way to celebrate and
recognize the cultural, civic, and economic contributions of our diverse LGBTQ+
community, and recommit our collective work to ensure equal rights and
opportunities throughout the city and broader society; and
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila acknowledges Pride Month by raising the Pride flag to
honor the history of the LGBTQ+ liberation movement and to support the rights of all
people to experience equality and freedom from discrimination;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Thomas McLeod, Mayor of the City of Tukwila, do hereby
proclaim the month of June as:
Pride Month
in the City of Tukwila and encourage all community residents to join me in
recognizing equal rights for all.
Presented this fifth day of June, 2024.
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Thomas McLeod, Mayor