{"id":986,"date":"2026-06-03T04:14:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2026-06-03T04:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T04:14:21","slug":"utah-governor-declares-june-fidelity-month-as-red-states-find-conservative-alternatives-to-pride-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"Utah governor declares June \u2018Fidelity Month\u2019 as red states find conservative alternatives to Pride Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Gov. Spencer Cox declared June as &#8220;Fidelity Month&#8221; after shifting from his earlier Pride Month declarations.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The initiative was begun by a conservative scholar calling for a rededication to faith, family and patriotism.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Other red states, like Tennessee, Indiana and Oklahoma, declared June &#8220;Nuclear Family Month&#8221; and &#8220;Life Month.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Utah Gov. Spencer Cox declared June 2026 \u201cFidelity Month,\u201d calling for a return to America\u2019s \u201ccore values,\u201d as Republican-led states across the country issue various proclamations in reaction to \u201cPride Month\u201d celebrations. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=984\">Trevor Williams is making headlines again for his faith<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Utah joined Arkansas in endorsing Fidelity Month, a movement promoted by conservative scholar Robert George. The initiative urges Americans to rededicate themselves to principles of God, marriage, family, country and community. <\/p>\n<p>Cox\u2019s announcement comes amid differing June declarations \u2014 and after his shift on whether to recognize Pride Month. <\/p>\n<p>This year, Tennessee, Alabama and Indiana proclaimed June as \u201cNuclear Family Month,\u201d underscoring the role of traditional families. Oklahoma declared June \u201cLife Month,\u201d committing to support unborn humans from conception. <\/p>\n<p>Democratic states continued to recognize June as \u201cLGBTQ Pride Month,\u201d accompanied by parades and rainbow decorations. President Bill Clinton made the occasion official in 1999, before Barack Obama expanded it in 2009. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration, meanwhile, announced for the second year that June will be known as \u201cTitle IX Month,\u201d referring to the 1972 civil rights law banning discrimination in publicly funded schools on the basis of biological sex. <\/p>\n<p>The contest over the month of June reflects decadeslong culture war questions, exacerbated by partisan polarization and a sense that red and blue states increasingly represent different values ahead of America\u2019s 250th anniversary.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Fidelity Month?<\/h3>\n<p>As governor of the Beehive State, Cox has changed his Pride Month messaging considerably since entering office. In 2021, 2022 and 2023, Cox made Utah one of the only GOP-leaning states to officially recognize \u201cLGBTQ+ Pride Month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But in 2024, ahead of a competitive primary election in June, Cox stated his past declarations had \u201cturned into a lightning rod for more division and hurt.\u201d The governor, instead, declared June \u201ca month of bridge building.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Last year, Cox did not issue a declaration at all. He posted that he was taking the month of June to reflect \u201con the values that bring us together.\u201d He once again encouraged Utahns to \u201ckeep building bridges of understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his latest change, Cox has chosen to highlight Fidelity Month for 2026 with a declaration referring to recent polls showing a dramatic drop among Americans in patriotism, religiosity, childbearing and community involvement. <\/p>\n<p>Cox\u2019s declaration defines fidelity as \u201cdedication to faith, family and country.\u201d Founding fathers like John Adams believed the U.S. Constitution was made for a \u201cmoral and religious people\u201d committed to these values, Cox said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=982\">What are robo-dogs doing at the FIFA World Cup?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c(T)he survival of the United States depends on the shared bonds of faith, family and patriotism,\u201d the declaration states. \u201c(I)t is fitting to observe one month each year to rededicate the United States to its core values.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>Is Pride Month inclusive or divisive? <\/h3>\n<p>Marina Lowe, the senior director of legal and legislative affairs at the LGBTQ advocacy group Equality Utah, said she takes issue with the implication that Pride Month stands in contrast to values such as faith, family and marriage. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s just the reality that LGBTQ people are people of faith, are people of family, just like any other group of individuals,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cI don\u2019t think that these positions need to be in conflict with one another.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pride Month is about \u201clove, acceptance and inclusion,\u201d Lowe told the Deseret News, adding that she believes strong families are defined by \u201cstability and love and commitment,\u201d not by a concept of traditional \u201cnuclear\u201d family structures. <\/p>\n<p>However, other Utahns, like Skyler Sorensen, are glad to see pro-family messages coming from state leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Sorensen is a content creator who focuses on the importance of traditional family values as a Latter-day Saint with same-sex attraction. He said Pride Month represents \u201ca very specific goal\u201d of removing \u201csexual norms\u201d in public. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese aren\u2019t just aberrations to the movement; they are very much central to the movement,\u201d Sorensen said. \u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s appropriate for our government to adopt that and push it out as if it\u2019s something that\u2019s politically neutral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>June declarations don\u2019t have to become a tit-for-tat that \u201cfeeds into political divisiveness,\u201d he told the Deseret News. <\/p>\n<p>Instead of fighting over the month before America\u2019s 250th birthday, Sorensen said leaders can follow the Founders by respecting the right of conscience, while remembering the values of God, family and country that hold us all together. <\/p>\n<p><b>Editor\u2019s note<\/b>: <i>This story had been updated to reflect a temporary change in the timing of Utah\u2019s declaration, but it has since reverted to its original form. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=980\">How Catholics reacted to Pope Leo\u2019s teachings on AI<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Utah joined Arkansas in declaring June Fidelity Month. 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