Governor Proclaims LGBTQ+ Pride Month

LGBTQ+ Pride Month

2025

By The Governor Of The State Of North Carolina

A Proclamation

Whereas, LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebrates the contributions of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people and highlights the need for a safer and fairer world for marginalized people; and

Whereas, Pride Month is observed yearly in June to coincide with the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots, a series of gay equality protests in New York City; and

Whereas, in 2024, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) tracked 918 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents across the United States; the equivalent of 2.5 incidents every day, including 18 in North Carolina; and

Whereas, we know that policies to protect and strengthen LGBTQ+ rights in North Carolina are needed to ensure the safety of all and to encourage every North Carolinian to live their lives fully, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity; and

Whereas, Executive Order No. 24 was issued in October 2017 to prohibit discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in state employment, state services, and state contracts under the jurisdiction of the Office of the Governor; and

Whereas, the State of North Carolina acknowledges the importance of fostering a safe and supportive environment for all residents and advocates for statewide protections for LGBTQ+ individuals to make our state a place where all people are free to work, play, and live, free of discrimination and are treated with dignity and respect;

Now, Therefore, I, Josh Stein, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim June 2025, as “LGBTQ+ Pride Month” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-first day of May in the year of our Lord two thousand and twenty-fifth and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-ninth.