2nd Session, 43rd Legislature

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Bill 234

THE PRIDE MONTH ACT (COMMEMORATION OF DAYS, WEEKS AND MONTHS ACT AMENDED)

(Assented to                                         )

HIS MAJESTY, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, enacts as follows:

C.C.S.M. c. C150.5 amended

1   The Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act is amended by this Act.

2   The following is added as Schedule 19.1.1:

SCHEDULE 19.1.1
PRIDE MONTH

WHEREAS the Pride movement is a celebration of 2SLGBTQIA+ culture and community that seeks to recognize and promote the history, dignity, equality and visibility of all 2SLGBTQIA+ persons;

AND WHEREAS an important event in the Pride movement was the Stonewall riots in New York in June of 1969 when gay, lesbian and transgender people fought back against oppression, harassment and hatred, resulting in a spirit of unity, activism and resistance in these communities;

AND WHEREAS Pride events are political acts of protest that call attention to the historic injustices faced by 2SLGBTQIA+ communities as well as ongoing threats to the rights of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons;

AND WHEREAS the first Pride gathering in Manitoba was held in Winnipeg in 1987 and there are now Pride gatherings in communities across the province;

AND WHEREAS the term "two-spirit" or "niizh manidoowag" in Ojibwe was adopted by consensus at the third annual Intertribal Native American, First Nations, Gay and Lesbian American Conference held in Winnipeg in 1990 to describe gender-nonconforming Indigenous persons, giving Manitoba a critical place in the history of decolonizing Indigenous queer identity;

AND WHEREAS Pride Month celebrates the power of acceptance and love while at the same time recognizing the damage caused by homophobia and transphobia throughout history and to the present day;

AND WHEREAS Pride Month will provide Manitobans an opportunity to learn about the struggle for rights and recognition of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons and to celebrate the achievements, resilience, spirit and diversity of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities;

THEREFORE the following is proclaimed throughout Manitoba:

Pride Month

1

In each year, the month of June is to be known as Pride Month.

Coming into force

3   This Act comes into force on the day it receives royal assent.