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Milpitas Unified Board adopts resolution recognizing June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Summary
The Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education adopted a resolution on June 9, 2026, recognizing June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The reading cites Stonewall, federal hate-crimes and marriage-equality milestones, and federal guidance for transgender students; the transcript notes the adoption but does not list a vote tally.
Miss Ang, an English teacher at MHS, read a resolution at the Milpitas Unified School District Board meeting on June 9, 2026, urging the district to recognize June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month and affirming support for the rights and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.
The resolution cites historical and legal milestones in support of the board's position, including the Stonewall Inn uprising on June 28, 1969, and the American Psychiatric Association's December 1973 decision to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses. It also references the elimination in 1975 of civil-service bans on employing homosexuals in most federal jobs and notes that Harvey Milk was sworn in as an openly gay elected official in January 1978. The reading lists prominent LGBTQIA+ figures in sports and the arts to illustrate the community’s public contributions.
The text of the resolution further cites federal legal protections, referencing the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act and the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26, 2015 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges on same-sex marriage. It also refers to federal guidance issued May 13, 2016, by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education about ensuring transgender students attend school free from discrimination, and to the June 2020 Supreme Court decision protecting employees from firing based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Quoting the resolution as read aloud, Miss Ang said the board should “recognize that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer, LGBTQIA plus rights are human rights and are protected by the Constitution” and that June’s observance offers continuing opportunity to learn about discrimination and inequality faced by the LGBTQIA+ community.
The transcript records that the resolution was “passed and adopted by the Milpitas Unified School District Board of Education at a meeting held on June 9th, 2026 by the following vote,” but it does not include a vote tally or names tied to specific votes in the provided text. The resolution encourages district celebration and education activities around Pride Month; the transcript does not specify implementation steps, assigned staff, or funding.
The board’s next procedural or implementation steps were not specified in the transcript.
