Worcester Not Yet Ready To Be 'Sanctuary City' For LGBTQ+: Council
At its meeting Tuesday evening, Worcester's elected officials tabled a decision to declare the city a "sanctuary" the LGBTQ+ community.
Worcester tables decision to become sanctuary city for transgender people
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 to consider petition for Worcester to become sanctuary for 'trans 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 city councilors apologize to Nguyen amid allegations of transphobia
Worcester’s city council on Tuesday formally apologized to Councilor Thu Nguyen for the harm they’ve experienced on the job.
Worcester City Council addresses allegations of transphobia
Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) heavily criticized statements made by the Right Rev. Mariann Budde on Tuesday at the inaugural prayer service held for President Trump. “The person giving this sermon should be added to the deportation list,” Collins wrote in a post on the social platform X, alongside a clip of Budde’s comments. Trump has…
Will Worcester be a ‘sanctuary city’ for transgender people? Not yet
The Worcester City Council delayed action on a petition calling for the city to be a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people.
Advocates call for Worcester to be sanctuary city for trans community
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.
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'Worcester welcomes everybody': Council takes up symbolic transgender designation
While doing so, Colorio cited the stern stance of President Donald J. Trump’s administration on gender issues, which include ...
Worcester City Councilor-at-Large Kate Toomey running for re-election
Worcester City Councilor-at-Large Kathleen “Kate” Toomey is running for re-election this November. If re-elected, she will ...
Transphobia allegations, Trump executive orders dominate Worcester City Council meeting
The council advanced orders committing the city to work toward an action plan for the LGBTQIA+ community, and for a “Queer ...
Worcester residents voice support for city councilor allegedly targeted with transphobic comments from colleagues
Nguyen, the first openly nonbinary person elected to the council, said last week they were taking “a hiatus” from their ...
Worcester city manager pushes sprinkler law after major residential fires
The Worcester City Manager is recommending the council adopt a law that would mandate installing automatic sprinkler systems ...
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Worcester City Council to discuss Government's local authority plans
WORCESTER City Council will discuss the Government's plans to reorganise local government. A meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday (February 11) to address the proposed changes.