Proclamation

The following proclamation has been given to Hon. Walter Fitzgerald with a request for him to read it at a public flag-raising during the official opening of Pride Week, June 26th, 2000:

Whereas Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual communities throughout North America celebrate Pride events in the last week of June, to mark this year the 31st anniversary of the date when Gays Lesbians and Bisexuals joined to fight the harassment and discrimination that led to a riot outside the Stonewall Inn in New York City, the event is acknowledged as the beginning of the contemporary Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual movement in North America; and

Whereas the Halifax Pride Committee has organized events to mark the Stonewall anniversary and to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Lesbians, gays and Bisexuals to life in the Halifax area, the province of Nova Scotia and beyond; and

Whereas Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals continue their fight to end prejudice and discrimination; and

Whereas every person in our city is entitled to be treated with dignity and worth and without discrimination, prejudice or harassment;

Therefore, be it resolved that I, Walter R. Fitzgerald, Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, do hereby proclaim June 23-29, 2000 as PRIDE WEEK, a celebration of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual communities in the Halifax Regional Municipality.