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DeSantis Announces Faith-Family Month, Critics Decry Anti-LGBTQ Push

6/12/2026

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Governor Ron DeSantis declared June 2026 Faith-Family Month in Florida as a Christian counter-program to LGBTQ+ Pride.
Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas posted proclamation on X, urging churches, businesses and families to hold marriage-strengthening events.
Critics say the month aligns with DeSantis’s anti-LGBTQ agenda, citing the “Don’t Say Gay” law, bans on transgender athletes, and a Miami Herald report that South Florida Jewish/Muslim donors funded the story with editorial control retained.

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Governor Ron DeSantis declared June 2026 Faith-Family Month in Florida as a Christian counter-program to LGBTQ+ Pride.
Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas posted proclamation on X, urging churches, businesses and families to hold marriage-strengthening events.
Critics say the month aligns with DeSantis’s anti-LGBTQ agenda, citing the “Don’t Say Gay” law, bans on transgender athletes, and a Miami Herald report that South Florida Jewish/Muslim donors funded the story with editorial control retained.