US EditionWorcester Declares Itself a Sanctuary City for Transgender and Gender-Diverse People
- Worcester City Council voted 9-2 to become a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people, as reported after a lengthy public discussion.
- The resolution is non-binding but emphasizes access to transgender health care and non-cooperation with authorities undermining those rights.
- Over 100 members of the Queer Residents of Worcester and Our Allies group attended the vote, supporting the sanctuary city initiative.
- Councilor-at-Large Thu Nguyen, who faced transphobia allegations, voted in favor of the petition, which follows a $500,000 funding allocation for LGBTQ+ resources.
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Worcester Votes to Become ‘Transgender Sanctuary City’
The City Council of Worcester, Massachusetts has officially voted to designate itself as a ‘transgender sanctuary city’. They did so in protest of President Trump’s executive actions in defiance of the transgender movement, such as banning trans people from the military and banning biological men from competing in women’s sports. The final vote was 9–2 in favour of the motion, which thus passed easily. However, it has no legally binding conseque…
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Worcester, Massachusetts’ city council voted 9-2 on Tuesday to declare their city an official sanctuary city for transgender and “gender diverse” people, in an apparent rebuff to President Donald Trump’s executive actions “restoring biological truth to the federal government.” [RELATED: Maine to Continue to Allow Boys to Compete in Girls Sports in Defiance of Trump [...] The post Massachusetts City Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Transgenderism …
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