Carissa and Sarah Trujillo sat with their 16-month-old daughter, rainbow bows tied into her hair, as they posed for family portraits at Maarte on the last day of Pride Month. The photo session, organized by local photographer, Kiana Hernandez, was more than a celebration.
For the Trujillos, it was a public declaration that they belong in Fresno and have no intention of leaving despite a recent Fresno County resolution that they say deliberately excludes LGBTQ+ families.
The resolution, created by Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, established June as “nuclear family month” in Fresno County. The resolution, which goes out of its way to exclude LGBTQ+ families, comes as a formal rebuke of the nation’s Pride Month, which officially has been held in June since 1999. The resolution includes single-parent families, grandparents raising grandchildren, foster families or stepfamilies…