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According to the
Rainbow
Families newsletter, Rochester mayor Ardell F. Brede issued a
proclamation in late January openly welcoming GLBT families as part of
the city.
The text of the proclamation:
WHEREAS, Rochester, Minnesota is a city of great diversity of people,
cultures, faiths, and languages; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rochester is committed to creating an inclusive
community and promoting respect for all people; and
WHEREAS, The strength of a democratic society is based upon equal
participation without prejudice of all people in the multitude of
activities of our community; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Rainbow Families are meeting here today to
plan and make significant contributions toward the enhancement of the
quality of life in Rochester through active involvement in the economic,
cultural, and civic progress of our City; and
WHEREAS, Members of the Rainbow Families and Allied Community are
joining with many others in actively planning and working to help make
Rochester a better place to live and work.
NOW THEREFORE: I, Ardell F. Brede, Mayor of the City of Rochester, do
hereby proclaim, support and celebrate the diversity and contributions
of all its citizens in this The Year of the Family.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
corporate seal of the City of Rochester to be affixed this 27th day of
January in the year of Our Lord two thousand seven.
Signed:
Ardell F. Brede, Mayor, City of Rochester, Minnesota
OutFront Minnesota thanks Mayor Brede for this open and affirming
statement on behalf of the GLBT families of Rochester and of our state!
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