{"id":274,"date":"2026-07-04T22:36:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T03:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2026-07-28T14:03:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T19:03:33","slug":"contact-seguin-city-council-oppose-pride-fest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/contact-seguin-city-council-oppose-pride-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact City Council &#8211; PrideFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='fluentform ff-default fluentform_wrapper_7  ff_guten_block ff_guten_block-7 ffs_default_wrap'><form data-form_id=\"7\" id=\"fluentform_7\" class=\"frm-fluent-form fluent_form_7 ff-el-form-top ff_form_instance_7_1 ff-form-loading ffs_default\" data-form_instance=\"ff_form_instance_7_1\" method=\"POST\" ><fieldset  style=\"border: none!important;margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;background-color: transparent!important;box-shadow: none!important;outline: none!important; min-inline-size: 100%;\">\n                    <legend class=\"ff_screen_reader_title\" style=\"display: block; margin: 0!important;padding: 0!important;height: 0!important;text-indent: -999999px;width: 0!important;overflow:hidden;\">ContactAll_PrideFest<\/legend><p style=\"display: none !important;\" class=\"akismet-fields-container\" data-prefix=\"ak_\"><label>&#916;<textarea name=\"ak_hp_textarea\" cols=\"45\" rows=\"8\" maxlength=\"100\"><\/textarea><\/label><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"ak_js_1\" name=\"ak_js\" value=\"54\"\/><script>\ndocument.getElementById( \"ak_js_1\" ).setAttribute( \"value\", ( new Date() ).getTime() );\n<\/script>\n<\/p><input type='hidden' name='__fluent_form_embded_post_id' value='274' \/><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_fluentform_7_fluentformnonce\" name=\"_fluentform_7_fluentformnonce\" value=\"d297ca0413\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\" \/><div data-type=\"name-element\" data-name=\"names\" class=\" ff-field_container ff-name-field-wrapper\" ><div class='ff-t-container'><div class='ff-t-cell '><div class='ff-el-group ff-el-form-top'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_7_names_first_name_' id='label_ff_7_names_first_name_' >First Name<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"text\" name=\"names[first_name]\" id=\"ff_7_names_first_name_\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Enter Your First Name\" aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-t-cell '><div class='ff-el-group ff-el-form-top'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_7_names_last_name_' id='label_ff_7_names_last_name_' >Last Name<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"text\" name=\"names[last_name]\" id=\"ff_7_names_last_name_\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Enter Your Last Name\" aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ipgeo_ip\" data-name=\"ipgeo_ip\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ipgeo_city\" data-name=\"ipgeo_city\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ipgeo_state\" data-name=\"ipgeo_state\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ipgeo_country\" data-name=\"ipgeo_country\" ><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ipgeo_status\" data-name=\"ipgeo_status\" ><div class='ff-el-group'><div class=\"ff-el-input--label ff-el-is-required asterisk-right\"><label for='ff_7_email' id='label_ff_7_email' aria-label=\"Email\">Email<\/label><\/div><div class='ff-el-input--content'><input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"ff_7_email\" class=\"ff-el-form-control\" placeholder=\"Email Address\" data-name=\"email\"  aria-invalid=\"false\" aria-required=true><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group  ff-custom_html' tabindex='-1' data-name=\"custom_html-7_1\" ><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Your message will look like this, but with the name and email that you entered above.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This message was submitted through BetterSeguin.org.<\/p>\n<p>Sender Information:<\/p>\n<p>Name: [Your Name]<br \/>Email: [Your Email]<\/p>\n<p>Message:<\/p>\n<p>Dear Council Member,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to express my opposition to the planned Pride Fest event at the Seguin Coliseum and to ask where you stand on this issue.<\/p>\n<p>I have serious concerns about this event being held in a city-owned public facility, especially if the event includes drag performances, children\u2019s activities, or direct interaction between performers, volunteers, organizers, and minors. The City of Seguin has a responsibility to protect children, families, attendees, protesters, nearby residents, and the broader community.<\/p>\n<p>Before this event is allowed to move forward, the city should require clear safeguards, including full disclosure of all performers and volunteers who may interact with children, completed background checks where appropriate, no unapproved performer or volunteer substitutions, clear separation between adult-themed entertainment and child-focused activities, and proper supervision for any children\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n<p>The city should also require a complete public-safety plan. That plan should include adequate law enforcement and security inside and outside the facility, traffic and crowd-control planning, protest and counter-protest management, emergency medical planning, fire-safety planning, and coordination with local law enforcement as needed.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, Seguin taxpayers should not be forced to pay for special security, crowd control, protest management, or other public-safety costs created by this event. If additional security is required to keep the community safe, those costs should be paid by the event organizers to the fullest extent allowed by city policy.<\/p>\n<p>Please provide a clear response explaining your position on this event. Do you support allowing the Pride Fest event to move forward as planned? Do you support requiring stronger safeguards before the event is approved? Will you support requiring the organizers, not taxpayers, to pay for any additional security and public-safety costs?<\/p>\n<p>I respectfully ask you to take these concerns seriously and to act in a way that protects children, respects taxpayers, and upholds the values of the Seguin community.<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully,<\/p>\n<p>[First Name] [Last Name]<br \/>[Email Address]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div><div class='ff-el-group'><div class='ff-el-input--content'><div class='ff-el-form-check ff-el-form-check- ff_item_selected'><label class='ff-el-form-check-label' for='checkbox_1053487841bb3af271c67e0ece8000a0'><input  type=\"checkbox\" name=\"checkbox[]\" data-name=\"checkbox\" class=\"ff-el-form-check-input ff-el-form-check-checkbox\" checked=\"1\" value=\"Yes, I would like to receive updates from BetterSeguin.org about this issue and other local civic matters.\"  id='checkbox_1053487841bb3af271c67e0ece8000a0' aria-label='Yes, I would like to receive updates from BetterSeguin.org about this issue and other local civic matters.' aria-invalid='false' aria-required=false> <span>Yes, I would like to receive updates from BetterSeguin.org about this issue and other local civic matters.<\/span><\/label><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class='ff-el-group ff-text-left ff_submit_btn_wrapper'><button type=\"submit\" class=\"ff-btn ff-btn-submit ff-btn-md ff_btn_style\"  aria-label=\"Send Email\">Send Email<\/button><\/div><\/fieldset><\/form><div id='fluentform_7_errors' class='ff-errors-in-stack ff_form_instance_7_1 ff-form-loading_errors ff_form_instance_7_1_errors'><\/div><\/div>            <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n                window.fluent_form_ff_form_instance_7_1 = {\"id\":\"7\",\"ajaxUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/betterseguin.org\\\/wp-admin\\\/admin-ajax.php\",\"settings\":{\"layout\":{\"labelPlacement\":\"top\",\"asteriskPlacement\":\"asterisk-right\",\"helpMessagePlacement\":\"with_label\",\"errorMessagePlacement\":\"inline\",\"cssClassName\":\"\"},\"restrictions\":{\"denyEmptySubmission\":{\"enabled\":false}}},\"form_instance\":\"ff_form_instance_7_1\",\"form_id_selector\":\"fluentform_7\",\"rules\":{\"names[first_name]\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"names[middle_name]\":{\"required\":{\"value\":false,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"names[last_name]\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}},\"email\":{\"required\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true},\"email\":{\"value\":true,\"message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\",\"global_message\":\"This field must contain a valid email\",\"global\":true}},\"checkbox\":{\"required\":{\"value\":false,\"message\":\"This field is required\",\"global_message\":\"This field is required\",\"global\":true}}},\"debounce_time\":300,\"file_upload_settings\":[]};\n                            <\/script>\n            ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_regular_price":[],"currency_symbol":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-274","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"post_slider_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","post_slider_layout_landscape_large":"","post_slider_layout_portrait_large":"","post_slider_layout_square_large":"","post_slider_layout_landscape":"","post_slider_layout_portrait":"","post_slider_layout_square":"","full":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=274"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":276,"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/274\/revisions\/276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/betterseguin.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}