Tennessee drops ‘pride’ from June and renames its ‘Nuclear Family Month’ sparking outrage from LGBT community

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTennessee drops ‘pride’ from June and renames its ‘Nuclear Family Month’ sparking outrage from LGBT communityTennessee Republicans tried — and failed — to pass a measure that would ban the use of Pride flags inside government buildings Graig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Wednesday 15 April 2026 18:03 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2958328","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/tennessee-pride-nuclear-family-month-b2958328.html","title":"Tennessee drops ‘pride’ from June and renames its ‘Nuclear Family Month’"}}CloseRelated video: Southern Baptists Call For A Ban On Gay MarriageSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics",...