“I encourage all of you to take part in that meeting.” “We need to have a proclamation on our June 8 agenda to recognize June as pride month in San Benito County,” he said. He told those present that he was putting the supervisors “on the spot.” He said he brought the topic up again May 25. I didn’t get the three votes I needed for that.” “On May 11, I proposed that we put something on the agenda to do something exactly like this at the county administration building and a proclamation that supports June as pride month for San Benito County. “You don’t have to go farther than our own county board ,” he said. He said when the event was posted on Facebook the comments proved there was “still a level of intolerance and hate.” Supervisor Kosmicki, however, said even though they were there to show how far society has come, it still had a distance to go. Collectively, they spoke of their support of the LGBTQ community as marginalized citizens and a group that has faced discrimination.
30 th District), San Benito County Supervisor Kollin Kosmicki, and Hollister Mayor Ignacio Velazquez to speak. San Juan’s Mayor Leslie Jordan introduced Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), Assembly member Robert Rivas (D-Calif. The march was in commemoration of the Stonewall Riot that took place June 28, 1969. The flag will remain there for the month of June, which was designated gay pride month in recognition of a 1970 march for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Society. LGBTQ supporters comprised of about 30 residents and a half dozen politicians came together May 29 to raise the gay pride or rainbow flag in front of San Juan Bautista’s City Hall.