Worcester is a ‘sanctuary city’ for transgender community

It’s official: Worcester is a ‘sanctuary city’ for transgender community
The Worcester City Council passed a resolution that gave the city the label of “sanctuary” for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Worcester LGBT activists declare a sanctuary city in an already sanctuary state
The Worcester City Council meeting in Massachusetts was standing room only due to a flood of LGBT activists urging members to make the city a sanctuary for the group. Massachusetts has been an LGBT sanctuary state since 2023 and is among 11 other states with the status.
Attendees speak out as Worcester, Massachusetts votes to become a transgender sanctuary city
The resolution was approved 9-2 following a nearly five-hour meeting. Credit: The City of Worcester/ALX
Worcester City Council passes sanctuary resolution for transgender community
The resolution declares that the city won’t cooperate with the federal government on “policies aimed to harm transgender and gender diverse people.”
Worcester City Council votes to become transgender 'sanctuary city'
The Worcester City Council held a vote on the city becoming a "sanctuary" for transgender and gender-diverse people.
Read the resolution declaring Worcester a 'Sanctuary City for Transgender and Gender Diverse People'
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby reiterates its commitment to transgender rights and equal protections for transgender community members and declares itself a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people
Worcester City Council votes to declare city as sanctuary for transgender people
The council voted 9-2 on the resolution, with Councilors-at-Large Morris Bergman and Donna Colorio voting against it.
Massachusetts city council votes to become transgender 'sanctuary' city
The decision followed a nonbinary member of the Worcester City Council deciding to take a 'hiatus' due to an alleged discriminatory culture.
Massachusetts city OKs sanctuary city status for transgender community
The Worcester City Council voted to pass a resolution to become a sanctuary city for people who identify as transgender.
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