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As elected officials, sports teams, and many Americans across the country celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, some red states have chosen to not only ignore it, but counter Pride by promoting fidelity and one-man, one-woman nuclear families. Some of these actions portray the nuclear family and traditional values as under attack.<\/p>\n

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\u201cToday, I proclaimed June as Nuclear Family Month in Indiana,\u201d Republican Governor Mike Braun<\/strong> wrote on Monday. \u201cAs a father of four and grandfather of seven, I have seen firsthand the impact that loving, committed families can have across multiple generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Governor Braun\u2019s proclamation offers a very specific \u2014 and exclusionary \u2014 concept of family.<\/p>\n

It says, \u201cthe nuclear family, consisting of one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children, is God\u2019s design for the family structure and has been the foundation of society since the creation of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Tennessee, GOP Governor Bill Lee<\/strong> signed a resolution declaring June \u201cNuclear Family Month.\u201d It includes wording similar to Indiana\u2019s proclamation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nuclear family is God\u2019s perfect design for humanity and is aligned with the long-held traditional values of Tennessee,\u201d it says, according to WSMV. \u201cThe nuclear family is under attack in our beloved State and nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Utah\u2019s Republican Governor, Spencer Cox, signed a proclamation dedicating June as Fidelity Month. It warns of a decline in support for traditional values, and says that \u201ca majority of Americans no longer esteem values like faith, family, patriotism or community involvement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cox defines fidelity as \u201cdedication to faith, family and country,\u201d and says the \u201csurvival of the United States depends on the shared bonds of faith, family and patriotism.\u201d He concludes that it is \u201cfitting to observe one month each year to rededicate the United States to its core values.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In Arkansas, Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/strong> also signed a declaration proclaiming June as Fidelity Month.<\/p>\n

\u201cCultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society,\u201d it reads. \u201cPractices that encourage virtue, commitment, responsibility, and shared moral foundations strengthen both individuals and their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n

The New Republic says it\u2019s \u201chard not to see the move as a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community and everything it\u2019s achieved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Calling it \u201cCounter-Programming Pride Month,\u201d the right-wing Daily Wire reported, \u201cAnother red state is kicking Pride Month to the curb. In Arkansas, Republican Governor Sarah Sanders is instead declaring June as Fidelity Month.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABC affiliate 40\/29 News reports that some view Arkansas\u2019s new proclamation \u201cas a means of attempting to overshadow Pride Month.\u201d<\/p>\n

Amy Erickson, president of NW Arkansas WClub, a \u201cwomen\u2019s-focused group for the local LGBTQ+ community,\u201d told 40\/29 News, \u201cI don\u2019t think that recognizing Pride, Gay Pride, LGBTQ Pride, takes anything away from anybody else\u2019s, you know faith, beliefs, traditions.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, honoring our history and where we\u2019ve come from and what we\u2019ve overcome, there\u2019s just no reason why stripping that away is necessary as far as I\u2019m concerned,\u201d Erickson added.<\/p>\n

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