Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey failed to sign a proclamation declaring June as Pride Month in the Snohomish County city for personal beliefs.
Gailey, who announced last month he is running for a second term as mayor, previously signed the declaration during the first two years of his term. Governor Jay Inslee, County Executive Dave Somers, and city officials in Snohomish, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Mill Creek, Mukilteo, and Mountlake Terrace have all signed Pride proclamations this year as a sign of support for the LGBT community.
“I’ve received several emails, both in support and against what I’ve done and one of the themes in the emails was, ‘What has changed?'” Gailey told The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH 770 AM. “I think that’s a really good introspective question that those folks should ask themselves.”
“Over the last several years, what I’ve seen that’s disturbing to myself and to others is just the movement of the Pride community into areas they really shouldn’t be getting into,” Gailey added. “And I’m specifically thinking about the parental rights arena. That I’m really concerned about. A couple years ago, we saw quite a few of the school districts bring on policies that would not inform parents of what their children are doing at schools. That’s concerning to me from a parental rights perspective.”
