Wichita Mayor Lily Wu says she’ll present Pride Month proclamation

Wichita Mayor Lily Wu is expected to read and sign a Pride Month proclamation at the council’s upcoming evening meeting – much like she did last year.

Wu did not present a proclamation in March that recognized Transgender Day of Visibility.

“I’m reading the proclamation, as I did last year on June 4, 2024,” the mayor said in a text message.

Language of the proclamation that was obtained by the Wichita Eagle shows that the proclamation recognizes the Stonewall Uprising in June 1969 and Marsha P. Johnson, a transgender activist. That language is the same as last year’s proclamation.

The proclamation was submitted by Wichita Pride to be read at a council meeting during Pride Month, which is traditionally recognized in June.

Wichita Pride president Jim Hall said that this year’s proclamation is still much like the ones submitted by the group in previous years, but changed some language to be more inclusive.

“The proclamation itself is essentially the same proclamation that’s been used, gosh, longer than I’ve been around,” said Hall, who’s been president for five years. “I rewrote a little bit this year. The change for LGBTQIA Pride Month is just to be inclusive.”

Tuesday’s agenda report shows that two different proclamations were submitted for Pride Month this year; Wichita Pride’s and one that was submitted by city council member Dalton Glasscock, who is gay.

Glasscock said he mirrored his proclamation off of one that was read by the council during former Mayor Brandon Whipple’s term.

A mix of council members voted to approve each proclamation, but Wichita Pride’s was approved by a quorum in an email vote before Glasscock’s.

“The positive story is that all seven of us voted for Pride Month in some capacity,” Glasscock said.

This story was originally published May 30, 2025 at 12:59 PM.