Full Text of HR0081 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate #Boom magazine on the | 4 | | occasion of the fifth anniversary of its founding in February | 5 | | 2019; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, #Boom is a St. Louis-based news, advocacy, and
| 7 | | community publication that serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual, | 8 | | transgender,
queer (LGBTQ), and urban progressive audience; | 9 | | and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, #Boom was founded in February 2014 by Colin | 11 | | Murphy,
Kurt Ross, and Colin Lovett
and has built upon the rich | 12 | | history of
independently owned LGBTQ media in St. Louis and the | 13 | | Metro East that
began with the publication of Mandrake in 1970; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, #Boom's mission is to provide a LGBTQIA+ media | 16 | | suite
serving the St. Louis Metro and surrounding areas, with a | 17 | | focus on
community and their perspectives on national, | 18 | | regional, and local
stories; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, #Boom is a member of the Gateway Business Guild | 20 | | and
a certified LGBT Business Enterprise through the National | 21 | | Gay &
Lesbian Chamber of Commerce; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, #Boom has been honored by the NLGJA, The | 2 | | Association
of LGBTQ Journalists, for excellence in coverage; | 3 | | and | 4 | | WHEREAS, #Boom was the first media company in the nation | 5 | | and
the second in world to migrate to the .lgbt top level | 6 | | domain; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, #Boom is celebrating its 5th anniversary of | 8 | | serving
the Metro East and Southern Illinois LGBTQ community; | 9 | | therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate #Boom magazine on its fifth anniversary, and we | 13 | | wish it many more successful years; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to #Boom as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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