Collins Joins Colleagues in Introducing First-Ever Bipartisan Senate Resolution Honoring 50th Anniversary of Stonewall

Washington, D.C. –U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a group of her colleagues in introducing the first-ever bipartisan U.S. Senate resolution to honor the anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, which occurred 50 years ago yesterday. Stonewall is an important moment in American history that sparked the modern-day LGBTQ movement for equal rights in communities across the country.

On June 28, 1969, the New York Police Department raided the Stonewall Inn, a bar in New York’s Greenwich Village frequented by the LGBTQ community. The raid provoked an uprising at the Stonewall Inn and surrounding area that lasted six days. On June 6, 2019, the NYPD Commissioner issued an official apology on behalf of the NYPD, stating, “The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong—plain and simple.”

“The Stonewall uprising sparked a movement towards full equality for LGBTQ individuals and inspired generations of people,” said Senator Collins.  “Throughout my Senate service, I have worked to end discrimination against LGBTQ Americans.  I am proud to join my colleagues in introducing this bipartisan resolution to honor those who courageously stood up to discrimination at the Stonewall Inn half a century ago and the progress they made to ensure all individuals are treated with dignity and respect.”

Full text of the resolution is available here.

Additional Senate cosponsors of the resolution include Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY) Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Tom Carper (D-DE), Bob Casey (D-PA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Patty Murray (D-WA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tina Smith (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Ron Wyden (D-OR).