Illinois GOP Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Replace Pride Month With Family Month

In June 2025, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) celebrates Pride Month by highlighting health programs that support the LGBTQIA+ community, including easier access to HIV prevention medication and simplified processes for changing gender designation on birth records. Meanwhile, Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller has introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to replace Pride Month with "Family Month," emphasizing the traditional nuclear family as society's foundation and citing concerns about declining marriage rates, birth rates, and rising social issues. Miller's resolution, supported by several Republican lawmakers and advocacy groups, condemns Pride Month as detrimental to family values and attributes its origin to President Bill Clinton, with continuations under Presidents Obama and Biden. Miller and supporters frame the resolution as a stand against what they describe as a "radical leftist agenda" undermining traditional family structures and seek to restore what they view as America's cultural bedrock. This legislative push aligns with a broader cultural shift promoted by President Donald Trump's administration, which has taken steps to counter gender ideology and advance traditional values. The efforts by IDPH and Miller's resolution represent contrasting approaches to June's recognition, reflecting ongoing national debates over cultural and social values.