{"id":365875,"date":"2026-06-18T16:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365875\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:13:11","slug":"what-if-we-kissed-in-fresno-during-traditional-nuclear-family-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/365875\/","title":{"rendered":"What If We Kissed in Fresno During Traditional Nuclear Family Month?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s June, the bustin\u2019-out-all-over month when gays celebrate Pride, dust off their short shorts, and return to the beach en masse. So when better to celebrate \u2026 the traditional nuclear family? That doesn\u2019t feel pointed at all.<\/p>\n

The city of Fresno, California, has officially declared June to be Traditional Nuclear Family Month after the city\u2019s Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution enshrining the holiday on Tuesday, per the Fresno Bee<\/a>. The resolution passed 3-2.<\/p>\n

What exactly is Traditional Nuclear Family Month? According to one supervisor, Nathan Magsig, the month is meant to honor traditional, heterosexual families \u2014 as long as they\u2019re not same-sex families.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the resolution is cleaner specifically talking about moms and dads, the benefits of being raised in a traditional family environment, which I can appreciate, again, as someone who comes from a divorced family,\u201d Magsig said at the Tuesday meeting, per the Bee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The original resolution added a clause that said that the proposed month would include single mothers, stepparents, and other non-nuclear heterosexual families, but specifically denied a request to add same-sex couples. (So, just to recap: non-nuclear families can be celebrated during Traditional Nuclear Family Month, but not nuclear gay families.)<\/p>\n

Facing criticism that the resolution was specifically anti-LGBTQ+, Magsig said that the resolution was pro-family and not against any specific group. Suuuuuuure!<\/p>\n

\u201cThis resolution doesn\u2019t take away anything from anyone. It doesn\u2019t prohibit anyone from celebrating holidays or any other event. It doesn\u2019t restrict anyone\u2019s rights, nor does it prevent anyone from living life as they choose,\u201d Magsig said. \u201cWhat it does do is recognize and celebrate an institution that has served as the foundation of civilization for centuries.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fresno\u2019s resolution is part of a larger GOP push to honor the nuclear family, which I guess absolutely must happen in June for no particular reason! Illinois congresswoman Mary Miller has introduced a federal piece of legislation looking to recognize June as \u201cFamily Month,\u201d while at least seven GOP governors have introduced similar proposals, per the Huffington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tennessee and Indiana\u2019s governors are looking to rebrand June as \u201cNuclear Family Month\u201d while the same month in Utah and Arkansas would be \u201cFidelity Month.\u201d In an apparent attempt to not be like other GOP girls, Alabama\u2019s governor Kay Ivey called her proposal \u201cStrong Families Month,\u201d with an emphasis on fatherhood. (Father\u2019s Day is already in June.) Ron DeSantis, looking to bring it a step further, declared June<\/a> to be \u201cFaith and Family Month.\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s extremely insidious about the GOP\u2019s focus on the family (see what I did there?<\/a>) during June is that not only are they explicitly denying that LGBTQ+ people cannot be part of traditional families, they are ignoring the hurt that nuclear family can cause for many people, LGBTQ+ or otherwise. As Sarah Schulman wrote in her book Ties That Bind<\/a>, the nuclear family is often the place where young queer people first experience homophobia. Statistically speaking, LGBTQ+ people are disproportionately likely to be estranged from their families, with many young queer adults experiencing homelessness<\/a> as a result.<\/p>\n

The GOP war on Pride Month is an extension of their ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ culture war, which has been their electoral strategy<\/a> for quite a few cycles now. And indeed, Magsig is currently running for a seat in the California State Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Fresno Pride already took place during the first weekend of the month, this is my official plea to all Fresnans: Kiss as much as you can. Do it for the Traditional Nuclear Family!<\/p>\n

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