III.2. Proclamation Commemorating LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride Month); Imihy
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2025-096
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Laila Imihy, AICP, Special Projects and Initiatives Manager
Date: May 20 2024
Subject: Proclamation for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride Month)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO adopt a Proclamation for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride Month) in Hopkins,
and to hang Pride flags from every other flagpole along Mainstreet.
OVERVIEW
The month of June has been the chosen to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride
Month) since 1970. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community have long been subjected to
violence, marginalization, and discrimination. Though much progress has been made to
amend these injustices, this year Pride month feels more important to celebrate than ever
as queer and trans rights face new attacks across the nation.
People identifying as LGBTQIA+ have made, and continue to make, important
contributions to the City of Hopkins and the United States as a whole. The City of Hopkins
wishes to recognize and celebrate LGBTQIA+ staff members, volunteers, and residents
with the attached proclamation.
Starting June 1, City staff will hang Pride Progress flags alternating with the American
flag along Mainstreet.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Proclamation for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride Month)
Administration
A Proclamation Commemorating
LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (Pride Month)
WHEREAS, the month of June has historically been the chosen to celebrate LGBTQIA+
Pride Month (Pride Month) since 1970 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall
Uprising in New York City; and
WHEREAS, previous to and since the first Pride marches, members of the LGBTQIA+
community have been victims of violence and hate speech, marginalization, and
discrimination; and
WHEREAS, though much progress has been made in the areas of civil rights and equal
treatment for members of the LGBTQIA+ community, it is recognized that more work now
more than ever we must celebrate and take action to protect our LGBTQIA+ community;
and
WHEREAS, people identifying as LGBTQIA+ have made, and continue to make,
important contributions to the City of Hopkins and the country as a whole ; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins recognizes and celebrates its LGBTQIA+ staff,
volunteers, residents, and visitors, their accomplishments, and their right to happiness
and equal treatment; and
NOW THEREFORE, I, Patrick Hanlon, Mayor of the City of Hopkins in the State of
Minnesota, along with my fellow Council Members, recognize, adopt, and proclaim June
2025 as Pride Month in the City of Hopkins, and urge all residents to connect with,
celebrate, and welcome their neighbors in the LGBTQIA+ community to create a n
environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone feels safe and respected.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the Seal of the City of
Hopkins, Minnesota to be affixed this 20th day of
May, 2025.
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Patrick Hanlon, Mayor