Mayor proclaims June as Pride Month in Greeley

Mayor Dale Hall proclaimed June 2026 as Pride Month in the City of Greeley on Tuesday, affirming support for the LGBTQ community. The proclamation said the city is committed to supporting the visibility, dignity and equality of LGBTQ people and called Pride Month an opportunity to promote awareness, strengthen alliances and advance equal rights.

Reading the Item 5a proclamation at the start of the Greeley City Council meeting, Hall said LGBTQ people have had an immeasurable impact on the country's culture, civic life and economy. He also said the community is called to work to eliminate prejudice wherever it exists.

Speaking after the proclamation, Mayor Pro Tem Melissa McDonald said she was filling in for another representative and was there on behalf of Northern Colorado Equality, PFLAG Greeley, the Transharmonic Choir and the JEDI Advocacy Council of Greeley. Together, she said, those organizations "serve and support thousands of members of the LGBTQ+ community."

McDonald said Pride Month is both a celebration of LGBTQ people and their contributions and a time to recognize "the struggles they have yet to overcome." She thanked the city for the recognition, calling it "a difficult time for the community," and said the groups were looking for continued support.

McDonald also said JEDI Greeley was offering free consultation to people, organizations and committees that want to discuss how best to serve and support LGBTQ residents. She encouraged allies to use visible symbols such as safe-space pins or rainbow bracelets to signal support, saying those items can help let community members know they are in a safe space.