THE NEW YORK POST – Massachusetts’ second-largest city voted to become a sanctuary for [so-called] transgender people — one of the first in the country to do so since President Trump took office in January and brought sweeping reform to federal gender policy.
In an overwhelming 9-2 vote Tuesday night, Worcester’s city council passed a resolution declaring the city’s new status, which also applies to people from the LGBTQ, non-binary and greater gender-queer community.
The resolution has no legally binding power but means the city is officially committed to refusing to cooperate with federal or out-of-state entities that would infringe on the rights of trans and queer people.
“No city resources…or city property, shall be utilized for detaining persons for solely seeking or providing gender-affirming care,” the resolution read, according to Boston.com.
The resolution was put forward by the Queer Residents of Worcester and Our Allies and called on the city to declare itself “a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people” — and came in direct response to Trump’s new policies …
