WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tina Smith (D-MN) joined 44 of their Senate colleagues in introducing a resolution recognizing June as Pride Month. This resolution highlights the contributions LGBTQ+ individuals have made to American society, notes several major milestones in the fight for equal rights and reaffirms the Senate's commitment to protecting LGBTQ+ rights and freedoms. This year's resolution comes on the heels of the President's year of tumultuous attacks on the rights of LGBTQ+ people, including efforts to ban transgender military service, shutter the LGBTQ 988 National Suicide Hotline and defund research into health di...