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MI HR0287
Resolution
Status
6/24/2020
Primary Sponsor
Leslie Love
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AI Summary
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Declares July 21-26, 2020, as Hotter Than July Week in Michigan to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the event celebrating the Black LGBTQ community.
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Recognizes Curtis Lipscomb's founding of Kick Publishing Company in 1994 to provide information and awareness to the LGBTQ community during the AIDS/HIV pandemic, the third Black American LGBTQ media company in the country.
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Acknowledges Hotter Than July's establishment in 1995 as Detroit's Black PRIDE celebration and notes it is the world's second-oldest Black LGBTQ pride event after Washington, D.C.
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Notes the event's evolution into a week-long social justice rally advocating for equality and justice, with over 9,000 attendees at the 2019 Palmer Park Picnic.
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Directs that copies of the resolution be transmitted to LGBT Detroit.
Legislative Description
A resolution to declare July 21-26, 2020, as Hotter Than July Week in the state of Michigan on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the founding of the event to celebrate and bring awareness of the black LGBTQ community.
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Government Operations
6/24/2020