lgbtq – Green Party of Utah

The Green Party of Utah (GPUT) stands in resolute solidarity with our LGBTQ+ neighbors, family members, and allies following Governor Spencer Cox’s decision to designate June as ‘Fidelity Month’ rather than “LGBTQ+ Pride Month.”

This official proclamation is not a harmless celebration of commitment; it is an intentional, politically motivated erasure of the queer community. By capitulating to extreme right-wing culture war rhetoric, Governor Cox has taken a massive step backward, discarding his previous promises of inclusivity in exchange for partisan convenience.

A Pattern of Capitulation and Political Cowardice

The Governor’s actions represent a stark betrayal of his own past public stances. In 2021, 2022, and 2023, Governor Cox officially recognized LGBTQ+ Pride Month, urging Utahns to support their queer friends and family. However, as the political climate shifted, his commitment dissolved.

In 2024, he replaced Pride Month with a watered-down “month of bridge building.”
In 2025, he avoided a proclamation altogether.
In 2026, he has fully embraced a right-wing counter-observance designed explicitly to supplant LGBTQ+ visibility.

This trajectory proves that the Governor’s past support was hollow—a symbolic gesture easily abandoned when under pressure from corporate donors and the far-right wing of his party.

Rooted in the Green Party Platform

As Greens, our opposition to this proclamation is not just an emotional response; it is a direct application of the fundamental principles that guide our movement. While the two corporate-backed parties treat human rights as bargaining chips, the Green Party platform anchors our fight for equality in core values:

1. Social Justice and Equal Opportunity

Our national and local platforms explicitly demand total civil and social equality for all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression. Governor Cox’s proclamation relies on a false dichotomy—suggesting that “fidelity, family, and country” exist in opposition to LGBTQ+ identities. The Green Party firmly rejects this regressive worldview. Queer, transgender, and non-binary Utahns build loving families, anchor local communities, and deserve equal protection and visibility under the law.

2. Respect for Diversity

We view diversity not as a threat to be managed, but as an essential ecological and social strength. Forcing state-sanctioned conformity via “Fidelity Month” aims to pushes marginalized groups back into the closet. A healthy society protects and celebrates its cultural, social, and gender diversity.

3. Grassroots Democracy

Real power belongs to the people, not the ruling elite. Pride was born from radical grassroots organizers fighting back against state oppression. The LGBTQ+ community does not need a permission slip or a proclamation from the Governor’s office to exist, celebrate, and organize.

Voices from Our Movement

“Governor Cox’s ‘Fidelity Month’ declaration is a textbook example of political cowardice. A true leader stands by marginalized communities when the wind blows hard, rather than trading their symbolic protection for right-wing political points. True fidelity means being faithful to all your constituents, not just the ones who vote for you in a closed primary.”

— Dee Taylor, Green Party of Utah Co-Chair

“By erasing Pride Month, Governor Cox is validating a harmful, regressive agenda that treats the LGBTQ+ community as an existential threat to ‘traditional values.’ The Green Party of Utah believes in an ecosystem of community care that celebrates diversity, rather than a state-sanctioned mandate that demands conformity and erases queer joy.”

— Adam Guymon, Green Party of Utah National Delegate and ADA Coordinator

Our Commitment

The corporate duopoly has failed Utah’s LGBTQ+ community. While Republicans actively roll back visibility and rights, corporate Democrats offer little more than passive resistance and empty platitudes.

The Green Party of Utah remains unyielding in our dedication to the total liberation, safety, and healthcare access of LGBTQ+ individuals. We urge our members and all Utahns to bypass state-sanctioned erasure this June. Show up in record numbers to grassroots local Pride events, protect your trans and queer neighbors from systemic bigotry, and help us build a political alternative that refuses to compromise on human dignity.

Want to help us fight for social justice and independent grassroots politics in Utah? Join the Movement Today!

The Green Party of the United States stands in solidarity in honoring Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV), March 31st. Since 2009, TDOV has been a day to celebrate the lives, contributions, and resilience of transgender people, and to recommit to the ongoing struggle for their rights.

This year, that recognition comes at a time of intensifying attacks.

Across the country, transgender people, especially trans youth, have been targeted by an unprecedented wave of legislation, executive actions, and political rhetoric aimed at restricting healthcare, education, and even the basic right to exist openly and safely.These are not abstract policy debates; they are direct assaults on human dignity, safety, and survival.

Too many elected officials in the parties of War and Wall Street have failed to meet this moment with the clarity and courage it demands. While conservatives have driven these attacks, leaders in the so-called opposition party have too often stayed silent—or worse, treated the rights and safety of trans people as politically expendable.

The Green Party of the United States rejects compromise when it comes to fundamental human rights. We stand firmly with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, and all gender and romantic minority communities; not just in words, but in policy and action.

Our National Lavender Green Caucus represents LGBTQIA+ members and allies within the party. If you’re eligible, we invite you to join and help strengthen this work.

We believe that meeting this moment requires bold, systemic solutions, including:

A comprehensive national healthcare system that guarantees full access to gender-affirming care, as well as behavioral, dental, hearing, and vision services.
Explicit protections against discrimination in healthcare based on gender identity, sexuality, race, nationality, or income
Increased funding for HIV/AIDS research and prevention
A guaranteed living wage and a serious commitment to ending homelessness, which disproportionately impacts LGBTQIA+ youth
Inclusive, affirming K-12 education and free public education through college
Ending mass incarceration and the War on Drugs, which disproportionately harm queer and trans people, especially in communities of color

At a time when trans people are being pushed out of public life, we affirm something simple but powerful: trans people belong everywhere. Visible. Valued. Liberated.

No other national political party matches the Green Party’s commitment to the liberation of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or sex.

Your continued support helps ensure that candidates and organizers committed to these values have the resources to fight—and win. Please consider supporting or getting involved today.

In Solidarity,

Daniel Bumbarger
Co-Chair, National Lavender Green Caucus

https://www.gp.org/

P.S. You can provide financial support directly to the National Lavender Green Caucus or donate your time and volunteer! Or consider showing off your Lavender Green Pride with one of our Queer Liberation T-Shirts!