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St. Louis Park proclaims June 2025 Pride Month, council members underscore support for LGBTQ+ residents
Summary
The St. Louis Park City Council read and adopted a proclamation recognizing June 2025 as Pride Month and reaffirmed the city's commitment to challenge discrimination against LGBTQ+ people; council members shared personal remarks about the proclamation's importance.
The St. Louis Park City Council read and adopted a proclamation declaring June 2025 as Pride Month in the city, reaffirming the council's commitment to oppose discrimination and support LGBTQ+ residents.
Mayor Mohammed read the proclamation on behalf of the council, saying the city "reaffirms our commitment to challenge sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and other negative prejudice even in the face of current federal efforts to ban or erase the LGBTQ plus community." The proclamation noted the diverse contributions of LGBTQ+ residents and called for respect, compassion and equality.
A council member who identified themself as a pastor and a parent to a transgender young adult described the last six months as "hard" for some community members and said people close to them were developing "exit strategies" out of fear. "This matters. This stuff matters. We have work to do," the council member said, adding that St. Louis Park's schools, religious communities and city institutions have provided safe spaces for many residents.
Council members offered brief remarks welcoming the proclamation and thanking families, community groups and staff who organized Pride-related activities; no formal vote was recorded beyond the proclamation reading. The transcript shows the proclamation text and multiple council members' supportive comments were entered into the public record during the meeting.
