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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 They presented a petition and cited religious and historical documents in support.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. founding documents and the Louisiana State Constitution in support of their position.
Karen Scott of 2164 Burgundy Ridge Drive addressed the council, saying the petition comes “as a mother of a LGBT plus community member” and asking officials to “declare a higher standard for our community.” Roddy Vasquez of (recorded address) 88, 48 Saint Claire said the petition seeks to “renounce the 02/2022 resolution that declared LGBTQ bridal month in Shreveport” and to “officially declare June family month in 2025.” Paige Rothpower, who gave an address as 1064 Gabriel’s Turn, said she opposed drag shows promoted in the city and linked current events to the earlier council resolution; she stated, “our resolutions…the perversion of God's natural order and identity of men and women should not be promoted, by our city council resolutions.” Another speaker, Jacqueline Miles of 1857 Cheatham Street, read a list of scriptures and urged council members to base decisions on the Bible.
Council members did not take action on the petition during the meeting. The mayor and chair acknowledged the comments and the council proceeded to business without scheduling an immediate vote on the petition or a motion to rescind the referenced 2022 resolution. The speakers asked the council to investigate and issue corrective orders to limit events they described as endorsing an “immoral lifestyle.”
The record shows the petitioners gave specific requests (rescind the 2022 resolution; proclaim June 2025 as Family Month) and a public petition URL; the council’s minutes recorded the public comments but recorded no formal response or policy change at this meeting.
