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The City of Temecula

PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Pride month commemorates the June 1969 uprising at Stonewall in New York City where
members of the LGBTQ+ community and allies, rose to fight discriminatory laws that have been since declared
unconstitutional; and
WHEREAS, the month of Pride is celebrated through various recognitions and activities in support of the
LGBTQ+ community locally, statewide, nationally, and internationally; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and supporters are an integral part of the fabric of the community
and contribute to its overall economy and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ members are represented in the public and private sector as professionals, business
owners, educators, students, volunteers, veterans, and more; and
WHEREAS, Temecula appreciates the value and dignity of each person and acknowledges the important
contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to promote principles of equality, acceptance and love; and
WHEREAS, these contributions include those of the LGBTQ+ youth of the community and their allies,
including the Great Oak High School Gay Straight Alliance, Chaparral High School Gay Straight Alliance, and
Temecula Valley High School Pride Club; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that young people in our community feel valued, safe, empowered, and supported
by their peers and community leaders, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or other expression; and
WHEREAS, all are welcome in the City of Temecula to live, work, and play, and every individual and family,
of any diversity, deserves a safe and happy home supported by friends and neighbors; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mayor Pro Tem Zak Schwank, on behalf of the City Council of the City of
Temecula, hereby proclaim the month of June 2022 to be

“Pride Month”
in recognition and support of the LGBTQ+ individuals and families of our community.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto


set my hand and caused the seal of the City of
Temecula to be affixed this fourteenth day of
June, 2022.

_______________________________________
Zak Schwank, Mayor Pro Tem

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Randi Johl, City Clerk

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