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You're listening to the forty seven Morning Update with Ben ferguson.
Speaker 1 (00:27):
Good Wednesday morning. Nice to have you with us on
the forty seven Morning Updating. We've got two very big
stories for you. Pride Month. It's something that corporate America
has been forced to celebrate, and if you didn't, well,
the LGBTQ plus activist community was coming after you and
your business. Well, this year, Pride Month looks very different
for some major brands, and we're going to explain exactly
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what's happening. Plus, more than one state in America has
decided to change exactly what they're celebrating in their state
when it comes to Pride Month, and it's not.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
In the LGBTQ community.
Speaker 1 (01:00):
It's actually in faith, family and freedom and celebrating this
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So what are they doing differently? We have that as well.
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Story number one.
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You may know that June is the month of Pride.
We have been told that you must celebrate Pride month
and if you don't, then you are a bigot. You
are anti LGBTQIA plus plus and whatever they've decided to
change it into. Now, well, there does seem to be
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a changing in this story after years of companies bowing
down to the woke, radical left and just saying you
tell us what we need to celebrate, will do it,
will paint whatever rainbows you want. Us to paint, will
celebrate with special logos and emails and Pride literally at
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paraphernalia in the front of our stores. We now may
be seeing a course correction. NFL is a great place
to start. The social media accounts, for the first time
in years, pasted on celebrating.
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The first day of Pride Month.
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They had been one of the lookest organizations with pressure
from the LGBTQI plus community, but now the National Football
League's official social media accounts looked on a pass when
it came to celebrating the first day of Pride Month
June first. Yes, it's a month long recognition that we
have in this country and in many parts of the world. Now,
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I also want you to think about in comparing contrast
other incredible days that don't get even a week.
Speaker 2 (04:30):
They get a day. You'll get Veterans Day.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
You look at Memorial Day, you look at Labor Day,
you look at any other thing like Christmas. There's just
a day. It is not a month. But Pride Month
has to be an entire month. Well, a lapse is
not exactly surprising. Well, most of its teams and I'm
referring to the NFL, have gone in the past all
in for Pride Month. The league itself has not mentioned
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it since twenty twenty three when it launched it Football
Is for Everyone campaign. This is coming from the New
York Post now. Still, the league did issue a statement
to press reassuring its support for LGBT community, saying this
Pride Month is recognized throughout June, and the NFL will
continue to highlight and amplify Pride related content, community initiatives
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and celebrations taking place across the league. The NFL went
on to say, throughout the month, we look forward to
opportunities to showcase the work of the NFL our clubs, players, partners,
and community organizations supporting LGBTQ plus communities. Now, last year,
twelve NFL teams failed as the liberal media put it
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to mention Pride Month as June kicked off. By the way,
that wasn't by accident. So far this month, only nine
teams have not posted a celebratory message for Pride Month,
many of them taking so much eat over last year.
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Now.
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Those teams right now include the New York Jets, the
Pittsburgh Steelers, the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengal, the Tennessee Titans,
the Kansas City Chiefs, the Las Vegas Against Raiders, the
Dallas Cowboys, and the New Orleans Saints.
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Obviously that could change.
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But if you look at what the NFL is doing here, yes,
they're clearly trying to play politics. You could even argue
to try to play both sides of this. But what
we are seeing is a month seems to be a
moment now that people are saying, really, we need an
entire month to celebrate this, and if you don't do it,
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then what happens, Well, maybe not as much as we
thought in the past. We also know that some of
the pride excitement may be dying down. Another example of
that is Phoenix. Phoenix Pride, which is a prominent organization
behind Arizona's largest LGBTQ plus gathering, announced on the eve
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of Pride Month that it is now filed for bankruptcy.
The filing, submitted Thursday in the US Bankruptcy Court in
the District of Arizona showed that Phoenix Pride was seeking
Chapter eleven bankruptcy protection, allowing time, they say, to continue
operations while restructuring its debt under court supervision. The Tucson
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Sentinel is reporting the organization's board of directors said in
a press release that the decision was not made quote
lightly rising. They said, operational costs, economic uncertainty, shifts in
sponsorship again, shifts in sponsorship and fundraising, partly due to
the current political climate and administration, and increasing demand on
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nonprofit organizations have created circumstances we can no longer navigate alone.
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Like many Pride.
Speaker 1 (07:38):
Organizations and LGBTQ plus nonprofits across the country, Phoenix Pride
is faced mounting financial pressures that threaten our long term sustainability.
Now you look at what they just said in that statement,
and what they're telling you is is they're not the
only Pride organization in the country that's struggling right now.
The local publication also noted that the Phoenix Pride financial
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woes come just months after Tucson Pride shut down, fallowing
years of financial strain, and, of course, as they described it,
leadership problems. They say the sequence of events raises new
questions about the sustainability of some of the state's largest
LGBTQ plus organizations as they navigate what they describe as
rising costs, budget issues, internal struggles, and then even community trust.
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Phoenix Pride said, filing Chapter eleven gives the organization the
opportunity to reorganize its finances while continuing to operate. Now,
you put all this into perspective, and here's what it
really boils down to. These Pride organizations were able to
blackmail in essence corporations and donors to give to them,
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and if they didn't, then they were going to out
them and say they are anti LGBTQ. Plus, Now what
we're seeing is maybe many of these organizations are more
willing to say, hey, we're not going to be held
hostage and we're not going to put our money towards
Pride Month the way that you guys expect us to
in the past. There is also the politics of this,
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which is also very very very interesting. Now, story number two,
the Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders officially proclaimed June is
Fidelity Month, encouraging people in Arkansas to focus on fidelity
to God, family, community, and country. And her proclamation, Sanders
pointed to America's founding principles of faith, liberty, and patriotism
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and encourage residents to renew their commitment to those values. Now,
notice she's saying, we're going to have a month for family,
a month for God, a month for community, a month
for country. What an amazing idea and proclamations specifically highlight
the importance of commitment to face, strong families, civic responsibility,
and moral virtue. It argues that cultivating fidelity to God, family, community,
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and country will contribute to a healthy and stable society. Now,
clearly this is a one point eighty when it comes
to what Pride Month actually is. And let's be honest,
this is about much more than a proclamation. What Arkansas
is doing is reflecting a much broader trend happening across
the country. Many Americans, putting it bluntly, have grown tired
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of having every institution in their lives become politicized. They
want schools focused on education. They want businesses focus on
serving customers. They want sports franchises focus on competition, and increasingly,
they want government leaders focus on strengthening families and our
communities and also faith based institutions rather than engaging in
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cultural war symbolism. And that's why Sara Huckabee Sanders as
the governor of Arkansas and having this proclamation is generating
so much attention. She essentially is saying that instead of
dedicating June to identity politics, Arkansas will dedicate June to
what she' views as the foundational institutions that holds to
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society together, faith, family, community, and country. Now, whether you
agree or disagree with what the message is here, there's
no question it represents a dramatic shift from where America
was just a few years ago, and Arkansas isn't alone.
Other Republican led states are promoting similar themes. Tennessee, where
I was born, they have highlighted the importance of the
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nuclear family, while several governors have emphasized traditional family structures
and faith based values as alternatives to the cultural messaging
typically associated with Pride Month. The larger story here isn't
simply about Pride Month. It's about a growing movement among
millions of Americans who feel that the country drifted too
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far away from the values that built strong communities in
the first place. They believe strong families matter, they believe
faith matters, they believe patriotism matters, and they believe that
those values deserve public celebration too, and shouldn't be hidden
any longer. Governor Sanders' message is essentially an invitation for
Arkansas to spend June strengthening their marriages, spending time with
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their children, serving their communities, and attending church, and reflecting
on the responsibility as citizens in the great state of
Arkansas and in the United States of America. And to supporters,
let me just say this, this is a refreshing change.
Of course, critics are going to lose their minds. It's
a political statement aimed directly at Pride Month. They're going
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to say that your bigots or racists or homophobes or
whatever else they want to call you. But regardless of
where you stand, there is one thing that's undeniable. June
in twenty twenty six looks very different than June and
twenty twenty. Corporate enthusiasm has cooled, the political momentum has shifted,
and in states like Arkansas and Tennessee, leaders are openly
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championing an alternative vision centered on faith, family, and traditional values.
Now you put this into perspective with it what President
Trump is now doing. We're approaching the incredible two hundred
fiftieth birthday of the greatest country in the world, and
what we're witnessing is a major cultural debate unfolding in
real time, something that President Trump clearly wanted. One vision
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emphasizes identity and self expression. The other emphasizes duty, commitment,
faith and family. And if Arkansas is any indication, many
Americans are increasingly choosing the latter. And that's why this
year's Pride Month story isn't just about pride. It's about
a country that is reassessing its priorities, rediscovering our roots,
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and asking a fundamental question, what value should define the
next chapter of the American story.
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