by WorldTribune Staff, June 24, 2026 Non-AI Real World News
In 1999, President Bill Clinton proclaimed June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month. Democrat Barack Obama and the Joe Biden Team continued the tradition while adding several letters and symbols to the LGBT nomenclature.
President Donald Trump has not issued Pride Month proclamations. Shortly after he took office, the State Department released its “One Flag Policy” listing the flags that may be flown outside U.S. embassies. The order does not include the rainbow Pride flag.
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican, officially proclaimed June as Strong Families Month. / Gov. Kay Ivey’s Office
Many states are following the president’s lead and reclaiming the month of June, Valerie Richardson noted in a June 10 report for The Washington Times.
“For those weary of Pride Month, take heart: In vast swaths of the country, June is undergoing a refresh,” Richardson noted.
• Alabama has designated June as Strong Families Month.
• In Arkansas and Utah, it is Fidelity Month.
• In Indiana and Tennessee, June is Nuclear Family Month.
“Critics say Americans can recognize that LGBTQ people ‘deserve equality and respect’ without being bombarded with drag story hours, adult-themed gay pride parades, rainbow logos and stores packed with Pride Month merchandise,” Richardson wrote.
Tony Perkins, president of the conservative Family Research Council, wrote in a June 5 op-ed: “Increasingly, Americans see Pride parades not merely as expressions of tolerance but as demonstrations of cultural influence reaching into every corner of society.”
Perkins noted that “concerns over gender identity policies involving children became the point at which broader questions about sexuality, marriage, parental rights, and cultural authority converged.”
Another indication that Pride Month is losing its luster comes from companies that are pulling back on Pride Month products, sponsorships and messaging.
“The decline was accelerated by the 2023 Bud Light debacle, when Anheuser-Busch’s market share plummeted after partnering with trans influencer Dylan Mulvaney,” Richardson noted.
Target cut back its Pride merchandise after a 2023 backlash over its “tuck-friendly” bikini for biological males who identify as female. PepsiCo, Mastercard and Walmart are among other companies that have scaled back support for events.
Some pro sports franchises have also pivoted. The NHL banned specialty on-ice jerseys in 2023 after some players refused to wear Pride Month rainbow gear. Nine NFL teams did not post Pride Month messages on June 1, OutKick reported.
Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers maintained their status as the only MLB franchise not to host a Pride Night. The team hosts a Faith & Family Night.
This June, as it did last year, the Trump Administration is marking Title IX Month, honoring the federal law signed June 23, 1972, that bans sex discrimination in education.
“Throughout the month of June, we’re spotlighting the critical civil rights protections that women fought for decades to secure and the Trump administration’s vigorous commitment to protecting Title IX’s promise for current and future generations of women and girls,” Kimberly Richey, assistant secretary for civil rights, said in her June 1 announcement.
Richey “did not mention Pride Month, but the message was clear. Rather than enduring Pride, Republicans and conservatives are seeking to shift the celebration from the LGBTQ movement to traditional family values,” Richardson noted.
Rep. Mary Miller, Illinois Republican, introduced a resolution designating June as Family Month and declaring that the House “no longer recognizes Pride Month.”
“By recognizing June as Family Month, we reject the lie of ‘Pride’ and instead honor God’s timeless and perfect design,” she said in a June 3 statement. “If we truly want to restore our nation, we must stand united to protect and uphold the foundation upon which it was built — the family.”
We leave you with this take from comedian Rob Schneider:
