{"id":161231,"date":"2022-06-23T19:39:54","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T05:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=161231"},"modified":"2022-06-24T11:25:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T21:25:43","slug":"lgbtq-events-new-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/06\/23\/lgbtq-events-new-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> takes part in LGBTQ<\/abbr>+ events, new laws"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi and the City Council host Camaron Miyamoto (second from left) as part of a ceremony for World Pride month.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> faculty member joined Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi<\/strong> and the City Council on June 21, to mark World Pride Month by raising the Pride flag outside the Frank F. Fasi Municipal Building.<\/p>\n

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UH<\/abbr> Mānoa LGBTQ<\/abbr>+ Center Director Camaron Miyamoto<\/strong> participated in the event.<\/p>\n

“World Pride Month is a time where we can come together and celebrate Honolulu\u2019s diverse culture and embrace our friends and neighbors in the LGBTQ<\/abbr>+ community,” said Blangiardi. “The lighting of Honolulu Hale and raising of the Pride flag today are important symbols of our commitment to do more to build a more inclusive and diverse city.”<\/p>\n

“Flying the pride flag over city hall during the day and lighting Honolulu Hale with rainbow lights at night will send a powerful message to our LGBTQ<\/abbr>+ young people, their families and everyone in Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/span> This is a message of love, respect and aloha,” Miyamoto said to those gathered. “This is so meaningful for our students and our young people here in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> who live their truth every day.”<\/p>\n

Honolulu Hale will be lit in the rainbow colors of the Pride flag from sundown on June 21 through sunrise on June 25.<\/p>\n

Miyamoto also attended the bill signing ceremony with June 16, of Gov. David Ige<\/strong> for three bills that provide gender-affirming health care, inclusive jury selection and the establishment of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State LGBTQ<\/abbr>+ Commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UH<\/abbr> Mānoa LGBTQ+<\/abbr> Center Director Camaron Miyamoto<\/strong> participated in the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[598,690,9],"class_list":["post-161231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-faculty-recognition","tag-lgbtq","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t