(Christian News Network) – Controversial Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a proclamation declaring June “Pride Month,” as “Michigan celebrates LBGTQ+ individuals during this month.” She also recorded a video for social media stating that she is “honored” to be an ally to the homosexual and transgender population and that she will “always have your back.”
“Michigan is home to an estimated 350,000 residents who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer,” the proclamation, signed on Wednesday, states. “Michigan has been at the forefront of advancing civil rights to LGBTQ+ people,” it continues,
“beginning with the nation’s first non-discrimination ordinance passed in 1972 in East Lansing and including the nation’s first Civil Rights Commission to independently recognize that discrimination because of sex included sexual orientation and gender identity in 2018.”
The proclamation also recognizes the 51st year since the Stonewall Uprising in New York City and asserts that there is more work to be done to “create a more equitable state for all identities, genders, races, ethnicities and ages.”
“Now, therefore, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim June 2020 as Pride Month,” it reads, “and encourage everyone to take a stance against discrimination and reject violence toward LGBTQ+ individuals, to promote self-affirmation, dignity, and equality, and to continue to work toward building a community that promotes diversity, liberty and justice for all.” READ MORE
