Governor Sanders Declares June “Fidelity Month” in Arkansas

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Above: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks with the media. (File photo, 2023)

Last week, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a proclamation declaring June “Fidelity Month” in the Natural State.

The governor’s proclamation says:

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME – GREETINGS:

WHEREAS: The United States of America was founded on the values of faith, liberty, and patriotism as acknowledged in its founding documents and in the statements of its Founding Fathers;

WHEREAS: The Declaration of Independence appeals to “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God” when establishing the United States as a free nation with a unique identity;

WHEREAS: George Washington stated that “Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government” when discussing the necessity of virtue to proper self-government;

WHEREAS: The commitment of Arkansas to spiritual and civic institutions is at the core of the State’s collective identity;

WHEREAS: Cultivating fidelity to God, family, community, and country contributes to human flourishing and supports a healthy, stable, well-ordered society;

WHEREAS: Practices that encourage virtue, commitment, responsibility, and shared moral foundations strengthen both individuals and their communities;

WHEREAS: Fidelity Month provides an opportunity for residents to reflect on and renew commitments to these shared values and institutions; and

WHEREAS: The month of June is promoted by community and faith leaders as a time to encourage renewed dedication to these virtues and institutions.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State of Arkansas, do hereby proclaim the month of June 2026, as

“FIDELITY MONTH”

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 27th day of May, in the year of our Lord 2026.

We have written repeatedly over the years about how morality and virtue are essential for self-government. Governor Sanders’ “Fidelity Month” proclamation celebrates those founding principles.

As our nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, it’s good to pause and remember the principles that make self-government possible in the first place.

Family Council deeply appreciates Gov. Sanders doing that by designating June as “Fidelity Month” in Arkansas.

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Texas Hospital Opens First-Ever Detransition Gender Clinic

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A Texas hospital has opened a “detransition” gender clinic following a $10 million settlement with the Trump Administration.

Over the past 20 years, the number of children who identify as transgender has skyrocketed — especially among biological girls. Many hospitals have opened “gender clinics” that prescribe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones kids or even perform sex-change procedures on children. But public health experts and policymakers in the U.S., the U.K., Sweden, Finland, and other nations have found that science simply does not support these “gender transitions.”

These drugs and procedures carry serious risks — including infertility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density, and cardiovascular problems. Whistleblowers have come forward to testify about how they were rushed through gender transitions as children without understanding the procedures’ risks, consequences, or alternatives. Stories like these have prompted investigations and legal action.

Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has agreed to stop performing sex-change procedures on children, pay $10 million in penalties, and open the first-ever detransition clinic in the country. The settlement comes after a joint investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Attorney General’s office.

This is good news. Today we know pro-LGBT activists and medical organizations have been citing each other’s work in a circular pattern for years, manufacturing a fake consensus about performing sex-change surgeries on kids.

Recently, a jury awarded one detransitioner $2 million after finding that doctors committed malpractice when they performed a double mastectomy on her at age 16. Twenty-eight similar lawsuits are already working their way through courts across the country.

In 2021, lawmakers in Arkansas passed the Save Adolescents from Experimentation (SAFE) Act. This good law generally prohibits doctors from performing sex-change procedures on children or giving them puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.

A federal court upheld the SAFE Act last year — meaning it is protecting children in Arkansas at this very moment.

Arkansas was the first state in America to enact a law like the SAFE Act, but since 2021 lawmakers in more than half the country have passed similar legislation. These measures are on the books, protecting children. That’s something to celebrate.

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