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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 568
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WHEREAS, March 31, 2017, is being celebrated as Transgender |
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Visibility Day, and the occasion provides a fitting opportunity |
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to recognize the outstanding contributions of transgender |
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Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, According to The Williams Institute, Texas is |
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home to one of the highest populations of transgender people in |
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the United States, with a population of 125,350, or 0.66 percent |
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of all Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, According to a 2015 study by the National Center |
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for Transgender Equality, transgender Texans experience higher |
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rates of homelessness, unemployment, violence, poverty, and health |
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problems than the average citizen of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas is home to the nation's first openly |
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transgender judge, Phyllis Randolph Frye of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their hard work and expertise, transgender |
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Texans contribute to every industry in the Lone Star State, from |
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oil and gas and technology to the arts; and |
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WHEREAS, Transgender Texans are part of the fabric that |
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make Texas the unique, diverse, influential, compassionate state |
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that it is; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize March 31, 2017, as Transgender |
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Visibility Day in Texas and commend transgender Texans for their |
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bravery, resilience, and contributions to the Lone Star State. |
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Rodríguez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 4, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |