Republican Governor Declares June “Fidelity Month” in Snub to Pride (opens in new tab)

People of myriad sexual and gender identities across the U.S. will spend June celebrating Pride Month, a commemoration of the decades-long fight for civil rights for the LGBTQ+ community. But in Arkansas, residents will instead be celebrating a new invention.Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders bestowed a new name on June, dubbing it “Fidelity Month,” per a new declaration.The effort is intended to cultivate “fidelity to God, family, community, and country,” and to a “healthy, stable, w...