Arkansas’ LGBTQ+ community needs to be supported, not counter-programmed

By: Andrew DeMillo

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: June 7, 2026

Words: 655

Last Updated: 3 days, 14 hours ago

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ proclamation declaring June “Fidelity Month” appeared innocuous enough at first glance.

For most people there’s little to argue with the idea of encouraging residents to “reflect on and renew commitments” with civic and spiritual institutions as we near our nation’s 250th birthday. The wording even appeared tame to the ways President Donald Trump has couched the approaching semiquincentennial and tied it to his own political profile.

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