Sen. Sherrod Brown Proposes Senate Resolution Recognizing June As LGBTQ Pride Month

Ohio Senator Sharrod Brown shared the news today that, with no presidential proclamation acknowledging June as LGBT Pride Month, he has proposed the first-ever Senate Resolution for Pride Month.

Sen. Sherrod Brown

This year, the White House broke with an 8 year tradition and did not issue a presidential proclamation acknowledging June as Pride Month.

So I'm proud to lead the first-ever Senate Resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month.

And today, I'm equally proud that so many of my colleagues heartily agreed to cosponsor. An outpouring of support for the LGBTQ community.

We must always stand with our LGBTQ friends and neighbors – not just during the month of June, but year round. -SB

You may recall that while the White House didn't find the time to issue an LGBTQ Pride Month proclamation, the folks there did name June as “National Homeownership Month”, “National Ocean Month”, “African-American Music Appreciation Month” and “Great Outdoors Month."

Brown tagged an impressive 23 U.S. Senators along with his message as co-sponsors for the proposal.

This year, the White House broke with an 8 year tradition and did not issue a presidential proclamation acknowledging June as Pride Month.

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 28, 2017

So I'm proud to lead the first-ever Senate Resolution recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month. pic.twitter.com/TE4NRrPeIE

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 28, 2017

And today, I'm equally proud that so many of my colleagues heartily agreed to cosponsor. An outpouring of support for the LGBTQ community. pic.twitter.com/ccDKhb1jsX

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 28, 2017

We must always stand with our LGBTQ friends and neighbors – not just during the month of June, but year round. -SB pic.twitter.com/RKXPYPeAED

— Sherrod Brown (@SenSherrodBrown) June 28, 2017

You can see the proposed resolution below.