On Sunday, June 15, 2025, CDFA employees proudly participated in the annual Sacramento Pride March. The event, which brought together thousands of participants and supporters, celebrated LGBTQ+ pride, resilience, and community. CDFA was honored to walk in solidarity, showing its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month — a time to celebrate progress, honor history, and reaffirm the agency’s support for LGBTQ+ rights. Pride Month traces its roots to the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, when patrons of the Stonewall Inn stood up to police during a raid. That resistance sparked the Stonewall Uprising, a pivotal moment in the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement. The first Pride march took place one year later and has grown into a nationwide celebration.
Thank you to everyone who joined CDFA in the march. A special thank you to Secretary Ross for sponsoring the participation and to Carl Baum for providing Pride T-shirts for CDFA marchers.
Pride Month Events
The CDFA DEI Committee invites all staff to continue celebrating Pride Month by attending upcoming events:
Pride Panel Discussion Moderated by Undersecretary Christine Birdsong
Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 am
Zoom Registration Link: Register Here
Virtual Lunch & Learn: Cody Nicholson Stratton from Foggy Bottom Boys Farm
Foggy Bottom Farm is a 6th generation organic dairy farm operating since the 1860’s in the foggy bottoms of the Eel River Valley on the North Coast of California.
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Registration: Zoom Link