The New Republic

Welcome to Tennessee’s “Screw Grandparents” Month (opens in new tab)

This year, the first day of June doesn’t just mark the beginning of Pride Month in Tennessee, it marks the start of a new holiday: In April, Governor Bill Lee signed a House joint resolution designating June as “Nuclear Family Month.” The bill was first introduced in February 2025 by state Representative Bud Hulsey, of Kingsport, who claimed that the traditional family structure was “under attack.”According to the bill, “the nuclear family is God’s perfect design for humanity and is aligned w...

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