May 1994

STATE OF VERMONT

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS,‘ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights recognizes that the
inherent; dignity and equal and inalienable rights of all people
is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace; and

WHEREAS, whereas the Stonewall Rebellion of June 1969 is considered the
birth of the modern gay and lesbian rights movement; and

WHEREAS, despite the progress in the past 25 years, gay, lesbian, bisexual,
drag and transgender people are still bashed, tortured,
outlawed, murdered, and are the subject of referenda around
the globe; and

WHEREAS, lack of leadership in the fight against AIDS is still killing
people world-wide; and

WHEREAS, June marks the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion
with a global celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, drag and
transgender pride and protest; and

WHEREAS, the centerpiece of that anniversary is an International March on
the United Nations to affirm the human rights of lesbian and
gay people; and

WHEREAS, out commemoration of these events underscores our

determination to support, preserve and advance the civil rights
guaranteed for all.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Howard Dean, Governor, do hereby proclaim June 1994 as
the month of

STONEWALL 25
in Vermont.

Given under my hand and the Great Seal of the State
of Vermont this /;7.’’/ day of April, A.D. 1994.

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Howard Dean, M.D. '
Governor

 

By the Governor:

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Kathleen C. Hoyt Q
Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs