Riley Gaines: ‘I’m grateful to live in a state that celebrates and supports that foundation’
By Ron Strom
Without specifically repudiating “Pride Month” this year, the state of Tennessee has officially declared June “Nuclear Family Month,” urging its residents to “commend the noble endeavors of those who seek to protect and strengthen the traditional values of our state and country.”
In April, Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed House Joint Resolution 182 to spotlight “the nuclear family, consisting of one husband, one wife, and any biological, adopted, or fostered children, [as] God’s design for familial structure” that “has been the bedrock of society since the creation of the world.”
The resolution criticizes international bodies such as the World Health Organization and the United Nations, stating that their positions on issues like population control and abortion conflict with Tennessee’s values.