Indiana's Braun Declares June Nuclear Family Month, Drawing Backlash Over 1 Husband-1 Wife Proclamation
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Updated · IndyStar · Jun 1
Indiana's Braun Declares June Nuclear Family Month, Drawing Backlash Over 1 Husband-1 Wife Proclamation
1 articles · Updated · IndyStar · Jun 1
June 1 brought Gov. Mike Braun's proclamation of "Nuclear Family Month" in Indiana, defining family as one husband, one wife and their biological, adopted or fostered children.
Social media backlash was swift and largely negative, with many readers treating the move as a rebuke to Pride Month and criticizing its invocation of "God's design."
The criticism widened after a later section said children with married biological parents fare better physically and emotionally, while offering no evidence and appearing to sideline adopted and foster children.
Indiana joins a broader GOP-led push for June counter-observances: Tennessee adopted its own "Nuclear Family Month" earlier this year, while Arkansas and Utah declared "Fidelity Month."