GOP Governors Rebrand June as Family-Centric Counterpoint to Pride Month
TL;DR
Several Republican governors in Indiana and Tennessee declared June Nuclear Family Month, while Alabama issued Strong Families Month and Utah and Arkansas Fidelity Month to counter Pride Month; more GOP states have floated Fidelity Month legislation. Supporters frame the move as defending traditional families, but LGBTQ advocates say it’s cultural counterprogramming that sidelines Pride and LGBTQ rights. The article notes Pride’s political history (Democratic presidents have proclaimed Pride for decades) and shows mixed local reactions as Pride events continue alongside the proclamations.
Topics:nationpolitics#culture-wars#family-values#lgbtq-rights#politics#pride-month#state-governments
- Some conservative lawmakers are rebranding June with LGBTQ Pride alternatives NBC News
- Rural Minnesota bakery promotes ‘Nuclear Family Month’ as a counter to Pride month Star Tribune
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox steps away from Pride month declaration, joining other Republicans Utah News Dispatch
- Dubbing June ‘Fidelity Month,’ Gov. Cox continues rightward shift away from being first to recognize Pride The Salt Lake Tribune
- States Have Replaced Pride Month with an Insanely Weird Conservative Holiday Esquire
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