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Fort Collins proclaims June 2025 LGBTQ+ Pride Month; community leaders describe growth of local services
Summary
Mayor Ginny Arndt read proclamations marking the U.S. Army 250th anniversary and declaring June 2025 LGBTQ+ Pride Month. LGBTQ+ community leaders and program directors described local services, safety concerns and a decade of work by youth-focused nonprofit Splash.
Mayor Jenny (Ginny) Arndt read a city proclamation declaring June 2025 as LGBTQ+ Pride Month and invited community members and nonprofit leaders to speak about local LGBTQ+ advocacy and services.
Jamie Ridgeway, a Fort Collins resident, spoke about the history of LGBTQ+ resistance and legal discrimination and said simply: "I am a Fort Collins resident... a transgender woman. And I am valid." Ridgeway referenced…
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