Pride

The Cortez City Council on Tuesday adopted a proclamation declaring June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month despite one council member’s ten-minute-long speech against the measure. Also on Tuesday, Cortez city manager Drew Sanders told the council about an award the city recently received from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.

A question about Pride Month drew the most sharply differing responses from candidates for the Cortez City Council at a forum Wednesday night.

We remember Glenn Burke, MLB’s first openly gay player and co-creator of the high five, whose legacy continues to inspire sports and LGBTQ+ pride.

June is now LGBTQ+ Pride Month in the City of Cortez. That’s according to a proclamation that was passed unanimously by the Cortez City Council at its…