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Another red state is kicking Pride Month to the curb. In Arkansas, Republican Governor Sarah Sanders is instead declaring June as Fidelity Month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHere in Arkansas, June is Fidelity Month: fidelity to family, fidelity to country, fidelity to God,\u201d Sanders told The Daily Wire.<\/span><\/p>\n In a declaration reviewed exclusively by The Daily Wire, President Donald Trump\u2019s former press secretary says that Fidelity Month will be a time for Arkansans to celebrate the \u201cvalues of faith, liberty, and patriotism.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The resolution highlights the state\u2019s goal of creating a healthy society by sowing faithfulness to \u201cGod, family, community, and country.\u201d Arkansas aims to provide an opportunity to return to and reflect on its commitments to the values and virtues found in the nation\u2019s founding documents. June is declared as a time to renew dedication to these core principles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The nod to traditional values mirrors actions in Tennessee, where Republican <\/span>Governor Bill Lee<\/span><\/a> declared June \u201cNuclear Family Month.\u201d The resolution celebrates the traditional family with \u201cone husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Pride Month celebrations were notably less prevalent in 2025 after the election of President Donald Trump, who made clear in the first year of his presidency that there would be no <\/span>national pride designation<\/span><\/a> from the White House. Pride parades across the country folded up due to <\/span>lack of financial support from large corporations<\/span><\/a>, which pulled away from the LGBTQ movement that they overtly supported during the Biden administration.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n While certain cities in Arkansas hold pride events, the state has never formally recognized pride month. The declaration by Arkansas this year, however, is a clear statement in opposition to pride month that had not been done in past years.<\/span><\/p>\n Instead, Sanders says, she\u2019s choosing to use the month to nod to the nation\u2019s founding principles.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe United States of America was founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism as acknowledged in its founding documents and in the statements of its Founding Fathers,\u201d her declaration states. \u201cThe commitment of Arkansas to spiritual and civic institutions is at the core of the State’s collective identity. Cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n