RESOLUTION NO. 250493
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Sponsor: Councilmember Andrea Bough
RESOLUTION - Declaring June 2025 LGBTQIA+ Pride Month, honoring the 50th anniversary of KC Pride Fest, celebrating the Kansas City LGBTQ+ community and work of Our Spot KC, and authorizing the City Manager to display flags honoring LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
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WHERAS, Kansas City recognizes June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and works to encourage a welcoming, affirming, and safe community to live in by continuing to actively take steps to ensure diversity and inclusion in City government, create safe spaces, equitable policies and adopt municipal initiatives designed to support the LGBTQ+ community and businesses; and
WHEREAS, the first Pride festival in Kansas City was held in 1975, entitled “Heart of America Gay Pride Festival,” and was organized by the Gay People’s Union, Kansas City Women’s Liberation Union, the Joint Committee for Gay Rights, and the Metropolitan Community Church; and
WHEREAS, PrideFest continues to support the community by offering free health and wellness services, educational workshops, and dedicated spaces for youth and families, celebrating the 50th anniversary of PrideFest over the weekend of June 6-8, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Our Spot KC facilitates community enrichment for local LGBTQ+ individuals by providing resources and support to ensure sustainability and growth within the community. Our Spot KC has made a commitment to allowing the community to shape their work, distinguishing them from other mainstream organizations in the area; and
WHEREAS, Our Spot KC has a mission that states, “Our Spot KC is a hub for support resources such as training, housing opportunities, and technical assistance to equip LGBTQIA+ individuals to ensure sustainability and improvement in and of the community;”
WHEREAS, the Kansas City Metro LGBTQIA+ community has been provided with housing opportunities, training and technical assistance, food resources, and a creative platform through the various programs within Our Spot KC; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:
That the Mayor and Council hereby declares June LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and the City Manager, in conjunction with this declaration, is authorized to display flags that express the City’s celebration and support of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the Council and that a copy hereof be presented to James Moran of Our Spot KC with the gratitude of the Mayor and Council for Our Spot KC’s impact in the LGBTQIA+ community.
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