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San Antonio proclaims June 2025 Pride Month; local leaders press council for services and protections
Summary
Mayor Ron Nirenberg proclaimed June 2025 Pride Month. Representatives of local LGBTQ organizations and several council members urged sustained city support for youth services, mental-health resources and safety after the recent killing of community member Jonathan Joss.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg proclaimed June 2025 as Pride Month in San Antonio on June 5, 2025, citing the 56th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots and naming local groups that will host monthlong activities.
At a council ceremony and public-comment period that followed, leaders from local LGBTQ organizations urged ongoing city support for mental-health services, youth housing and community safety. Speakers tied those needs to state-level policy changes they said have harmed LGBTQ youth and families.
The proclamation formalized events that will begin with the raising of the Pride flag at City Hall and lists local partners including Pride San Antonio and the Pride Center of San Antonio. Chris Chan, president of Fiesta Youth, told the council that recent Texas legislation has “attacked our most vulnerable…
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