NC mayor rejects Pride month proclamation
Holly Springs Mayor Sean Mayefskie told community members Tuesday night the town won’t issue a Pride Month proclamation recognizing the LGBTQ rights celebration.
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Holly Springs Mayor Sean Mayefskie told community members Tuesday night the town won’t issue a Pride Month proclamation recognizing the LGBTQ rights celebration.
Holly Springs Mayor Sean Mayefskie told community members Tuesday night the town won’t issue a Pride Month proclamation recognizing the LGBTQ rights celebration.
The story hour was to be part of the Pride Festival in Apex, N.C.
The festival had planned an event with Drag Queen Story Hour, a group that plans child-friendly, LGBTQ-postive readings across the country.
The company interviewed every member of the Apex Police Department as part of the report. The Town-wide organizational assessment found that some employees didn't feel comfortable voicing concerns for fear of retaliation and that there were mixed experiences within the Town when it comes to inclusion and career advancement opportunities -- "particularly along the lines of racial and gender identity." The report specifically focused on the Apex Police Department found that, while some described the environment as close and family-like, others called the culture "toxic, stressful, horrendous, l...