JimmieJoe / KC6YRU

It was NOT to recognize June as Pride month.

The ongoing culture wars in the Central Valley continue, with this front in Fresno County. With the ascension of Bredefeld to the position of Board Chair, there’s been a full-on assault directed at the LGBTQ+ community. With a move to prevent the county library from taking part in any June Pride month activities, and directing staff to research privatizing the county library system, Bredefeld and his fellow conservatives have been doing everything in their power to marginalize the LGBTQ+ population of their county.

On June 16, 2026, they passed a resolution, recognizing June as Traditional Nuclear Family Month in the County of Fresno. The selection of June was deliberate, as it is traditionally and legally recognized as LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the United States. Here’s the resolution as passed:

That’s not the resolution Bredefeld proposed, however. This is:

In Bredefeld’s original resolution, there was a direct attack on the LGBTQ+ community:

WHEREAS, children are now under attack from anti-family groups that make
every effort to indoctrinate children into the LGBTQ lifestyle, promote genital mutilation,
abortion practices and Transgender ideology without parental knowledge or consent;
and

Calmer heads on the Board got him to accept a change, removing that paragraph, and replacing it with this:

WHEREAS, single mothers and fathers, grandparents, foster parents, and those
parents that have joint custody of their children are critically important to raising healthy children and are recognized for their sacrifice, hard work and devotion to their families and children; and

While the hate directed specifically at the queer community was removed, the resolution was still passed, 3-2, Chavez and Pacheco voting NO.

Expecting a furor of comments directed at his resolution, Board Chair Bredefeld restricted public comments to 15 minutes for those opposed to the resolution, and 15 minutes for those in support, with each speaker limited to one minute. Most government bodies schedule 3 minutes per speaker for public comments. While legal, it does not reflect well on any government official to be seen limiting the public’s ability to speak on a matter they consider important.

The conservatives in the Central Valley (see Porterville City Council and their recent one minute ‘oral communications’ limit) are still working diligently to undermine the progress the LGBTQ+ community has made in the past decades. Those opposed will continue to speak out, and remind them that their views are not the “one true way” many insist be imposed on others.

June remains Pride Month, no matter what the Fresno County Board of Supervisors say.

I hope your Pride Month was joyous. Happy Pride!