WI AJR79

Recognizes June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month in Wisconsin through a joint resolution of the Assembly and Senate

Notes Wisconsin's history as the first state to enact LGBTQ anti-discrimination protections in employment, housing, and public accommodations in February 1982 under Governor Lee Sherman Dreyfus

Acknowledges Wisconsin elected the first openly LGBTQ U.S. Senator and currently has 13 openly LGBTQ members in the state legislature

References same-sex marriage becoming legal in Wisconsin in June 2014, followed by nationwide legalization through the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2015

Recognizes ongoing challenges including discrimination, bullying, substance abuse, depression, homelessness, and suicide risks faced by LGBTQ individuals, particularly youth