Title
Special Recognition - Proclamation Recognizing Capital City Pride and LGBTQ+ Pride Month
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Proclaim June 2023 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and July 1, 2023 as Capital City Pride Day
Report
Issue:
Whether to proclaim June 2023 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and July 1, 2023 as Capital City Pride Day.
Staff Contact:
Olivia Salazar de Breaux, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialist, Parks, Arts, and Recreation Department, 360.753.8343
Presenter(s):
Natalie Coblentz, President and Creative Event Producer, Capital City Pride
Other representatives from Capital City Pride
Background and Analysis:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan.
Olympia has a long history of celebrating and supporting the diversity of all its community members and visitors. In 1991 Capital City Pride organized the first small town Pride outside of Seattle and has continued its annual celebration since. The City, its employees, elected officials, community members, places of business and visitors have enthusiastically participated in Pride festivities every year including the years the event was virtual due to the pandemic.
The 2023 Capital City Pride festivities will take place in person on July 1 from 11:30 am to 6:30 pm at the Port Plaza. The theme this year is “Remember the Future, Celebrate the Past”.
Proclaiming June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and July 1 as Capital Pride Day continues the City’s support and celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.
Climate Analysis:
No impacts to any of the climate mitigation sectors.
Equity Analysis:
This recognition raises awareness about the contributions and experiences of generations of LGBTQ+ communities here in the Pacific Northwest and across the nation. This recognition benefits Olympia residents as well as those in neighboring communities by increasing a sense of belonging and inclusion.
Attachments:
Proclamation