REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Proclaim August 2022 as Transgender History Month
Report
BACKGROUND
The City and County of San Francisco declared the first Transgender History Month in August 2021 to honor the 55th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots, which occurred in August 1966 in San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood, marking the beginning of transgender activism. This incident was one of the first LGBTQ uprisings in United States history, preceding the better known 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City.
The City of Santa Clara joins the efforts as part of the Bay Area region to support, acknowledge and advocate for the Transgender community. The City of Santa Clara continues to promote the rights of transgender people to eliminate discrimination and violence faced by the LGBTQ+ communities.
On November 13, 2012, the City of Santa Clara adopted Ordinance No. 1899 to protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of all persons to be free from all forms of arbitrary discrimination, including discrimination based on age, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation.
DISCUSSION
The City of Santa Clara will officially declare August 2022 as Transgender History Month, to continue to shed more visibility on transgender advocacy from the past, present, and future.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This is an informational report only and no action is being taken by the City Council and no environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) is required.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact other than staff time for preparing this report.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City’s official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall Council Chambers. A complete agenda packet is available on the City’s website and in the City Clerk’s Office at least 72 hours prior to a Regular Meeting and 24 hours prior to a Special Meeting. A hard copy of any agenda report may be requested by contacting the City Clerk’s Office at (408) 615-2220, email clerk@santaclaraca.gov <mailto:clerk@santaclaraca.gov> or at the public information desk at any City of Santa Clara public library.
Staff
Reviewed by: Martha Martinez, Acting Executive Assistant
Approved by: Rajeev Batra, City Manager