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Residents ask Shreveport council to rescind 2022 LGBTQ proclamation and declare June "Family Month"
Summary
Multiple public commenters urged the City Council to revoke a 2022 resolution the speakers said declared June as LGBTQ+ month in Shreveport, asked the council to renounce drag events and other LGBTQ‑themed gatherings, and to proclaim June 2025 "Family Month." They presented a petition and cited religious and historical documents in support.
Several residents used the City Council's public‑comment period to call on elected officials to rescind a 2022 council resolution that, the speakers said, declared June LGBTQ+ month, and to adopt a replacement proclamation declaring June 2025 as “Family Month.”
Speakers presented a petition they said is hosted on conservativechange.org and urged council members to reverse the prior resolution and to curtail LGBTQ‑themed public events in parks and other city venues. The speakers framed their request in religious terms and cited the U.S.…
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