Hey there, friend — Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

Springfield Pride was a blast!

This month we’re celebrating the beautiful diversity of the LGBTQ+ community, the strides we’ve made in civil liberties, and the work we still have to do to affirm our LGBTQ+ friends and family members and protect their right to live full and authentic lives.

I’m proud to fight in Washington every single day to ensure that LGBTQ+ Americans have a full range of rights and are protected from discrimination. We have to continue to empower the voice of the LGBTQ+ community and put a halt to anti-LGBTQ+ politicians and the policies that target and harm queer youth.

I hope you’ll join me in celebrating the LGBTQ+ community this Pride Month.

Thanks for reading, folks.

— Nikki Budzinski