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Thursday, Jun 4, 2026

Is a Minnesota bakery celebrating traditional families during Pride Month?

Brian Arola, MinnPost
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A bakery in Granite Falls is celebrating nuclear families – those composed of a husband, wife and their children – during June.

In a Facebook post, Carl’s Bakery & Coffee Shop owners stated they’re participating in the promotion in solidarity with Tennessee. The state’s Republican governor, along with Indiana’s, recently proclaimed June to be Nuclear Family Month. 

June is otherwise widely recognized as Pride Month, a commemoration of the ongoing struggle for civil rights for the LGBTQ community. Several events are slated in Minnesota, including Twin Cities Pride and the continuation of the country’s first rural Pride event in Pine City.

For its alternative, month-long celebration, Carl’s Bakery has a nuclear family mural on its storefront window and is selling themed merchandise. Weekly deals range from free coffee for married couples to discounts based on how many children customers have to donut deals if customers bring in a parent.

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