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City Manager Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/cm <br />Item # 28 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />July 20, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Rainbow Crosswalks in Downtown Santa Ana <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Informational Report regarding the Installation of Rainbow Crosswalks in Downtown <br />Santa Ana <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Accept informational report and provide direction to staff. <br />DISCUSSION <br />About Pride Month <br />The month of June is currently celebrated as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and <br />Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, New <br />York. Beginning on June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Uprising consisted of six days of <br />protests by residents against the New York Police Department that began on June 28, <br />1969 after police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club in Greenwich Village. These <br />protests were seen as the tipping point of the gay rights movement, as gay Americans in <br />the 1950s and 1960s were perceived to be constantly targeted by an anti -gay legal <br />system. Within weeks of the initial uprising, residents of Greenwich Village organized <br />activist groups that made efforts to establish places for gay individuals to practice <br />newfound openness with their sexual orientation. The Stonewall Uprising sparked a <br />turning point for the advocating of gay rights, and the following year on June 28, 1970 gay <br />pride marches took place in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to commemorate <br />the beginning of the movement. Thus, Pride Month recognizes the impact that the LGBTQ <br />community has had on history locally, nationally, and internationally, with a focus on the <br />hardships the gay community has endured throughout our nation's history. <br />About the Rainbow Flag <br />The Rainbow flag was created by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 and rose to prominence as <br />a symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements. The rainbow colors reflect the <br />diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender. The <br />flag's design has undergone several revisions since its debut, first to remove colors then <br />City Council 28-1 7/20/2021 <br />