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Celebrating Pride Month
June 09, 2026
On June 4, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers delivered his weekly radio address celebrating LGBTQ+ Wisconsinites and kicking off Pride Month throughout the state of Wisconsin.
In part it reads, “Gov. Evers has long been a fierce advocate for and defender of the LGBTQ community during his time as governor, including banning discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity in state government as one of his first acts in office, fighting to end the discredited practice of conversion therapy, and vetoing handfuls of bills targeting transgender and gender non-conforming kids. Earlier this year, Gov. Evers declared 2026 the Year of the Neighbor, underscoring the importance of community, togetherness, and celebrating all the neighbors across the state that make Wisconsin the wonderful place it is to call home, including Wisconsin’s vibrant LGBTQ community.
Originally a tribute to the Stonewall Uprising of 1969, Pride Month has become an annual, month-long celebration in Wisconsin and throughout the United States to recognize LGBTQ history and the LGBTQ community. In 2019, Gov. Evers ordered the Rainbow Pride Flag to fly over the East Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol for the very first time in state history. In the years since, the state has moved to raising the Progress Pride Flag, which was created to symbolize the inclusion of marginalized communities within the LGBTQ community. The Progress Pride Flag includes additional stripes forming a chevron pattern that represent LGBTQ individuals of color and the transgender community, as well as those who are living with and who have been lost to HIV/AIDS. Gov. Evers has once again ordered the Progress Pride Flag to fly over the East Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol this year.
The Progress Pride Flag will fly over the East Wing of the State Capitol building until sunset on Tues., June 30, 2026. Additionally, Executive Order #297 authorizes state buildings and any jurisdiction of the state of Wisconsin to fly the Progress Pride Flag during the month of June.”
Read the full online version at https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/41a1056
Attend a Pride event near you! Here in Fond du Lac, the Annual Pride Picnic is Sunday, June 28, 11 am - 4 pm at Prairie Theater and Event Center. Learn more and follow Fond du Lac Pride Picnic year round on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pridepicnicFDL
CSA is a proud sponsor of this year’s Pride Picnic in Fond du Lac.
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