Massachusetts' Worcester City Council voted in favor of a resolution Tuesday that will become a sanctuary city for transgender and gender divers.
During the long city council meeting, around 200 people from the LGBT+ community arrived and showed support for the resolution. He often expressed concerns about security under the new Trump administration.
One speaker wears a purple wig, a pearl necklace and white gloves, and needs a city to protect her as the federal government won't do so, and she says she is “fearing Trump.” Ta.
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Speakers aired complaints and concerns in Worcester, Massachusetts, and city leaders voted to be a safe haven for people with transgender and gender diversity. (Worcester City/Screen Glove)
The chairman, who claimed to have many obstacles, issued a warning, dealing with the fear that the city would become a target for the administration and would lose federal funds if the measures were passed.
“If you're afraid of Trump and that's why you don't want the city to be a safe space for trans people, then you'll be able to make this a very safe space for trans people. It's better to prepare well,” she said.
“I'm shaking now. I don't want to be here,” another speaker cried out at the microphone, asking me to wrap it around.
“Sorry, have I pleaded for my life too long?” The speaker has returned.
The individual who spoke to the people sitting on the city council asked how many people “my friend needs to die” before anything could be done, and said, “Look at me… f — Pathetic.” I cried out.
Another said, “How many lives must be lost before we consider fighting back against fascism and corruption?”
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A purple-haired woman talked about having two trans children, but another woman on the council asked city leaders to imagine being in same-sex marriage, and they The couple fears that they will be stripped of them at any time.
“You have an incredible opportunity as a community that supports our children. You can help our children demonstrate their safety and dignity as a priority. There is an opportunity to reduce the rate of depression and suicide,” said an attendee at another meeting.
A resolution to protect transgender and gender divers came a month later among Worcester City Councillors Your nguyen, The first openly non-binary members of the council were suspended, claiming that the environment was transphobic.
The local organization, “Queer Residents of Worcester and Our Allies,” later filed a petition sought councillors to protect minority communities.
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The city council approved the resolution by voting 9-2 following the five-hour meeting. WCVB“The measure reiterates the city's commitment to transgender rights and equal protection, and also recognizes the importance of gender in favour of healthcare,” he reported.
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