At its meeting Tuesday evening, Worcester's elected officials tabled a decision to declare the city a "sanctuary" the LGBTQ+ community.

People made their voices heard at a Worcester City Council meeting Tuesday night after a petition to make Massachusetts’s second largest city a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people.

City Council will continue Tuesday with a petition urging Worcester to become a sanctuary city for “transgender and gender diverse people.”

Worcester’s city council on Tuesday formally apologized to Councilor Thu Nguyen for the harm they’ve experienced on the job.

The Worcester City Council delayed action on a petition calling for the city to be a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people.

One local organization is petitioning for Worcester, Massachusetts, to become a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people. The push has picked up steam after President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize only two sexes — male and female.