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Residents urge council to rescind Pride Month proclamation during public comment
Summary
Multiple residents asked the council to rescind a town proclamation recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month, arguing the proclamation conflicts with their religious beliefs and expressing concern about impacts on youth; several speakers cited statistics and moral objections but no council action to rescind was taken at the meeting.
Several residents used the council's public-comment period to urge the Clayton Town Council to rescind a previously adopted proclamation recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month, calling the proclamation inappropriate for municipal government and expressing concern about perceived impacts on children. Sherry Morgan, who said she had lived in Clayton since 1985, asked the council to "rescind the proclamation" and said she believed it "sets a dangerous precedent." Morgan told the council, "I…
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