It's official: Worcester is a 'sanctuary city' for transgender community

https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/02/12/worcester-sanctuary-city-transgender-community/

The Worcester City Council passed a resolution Tuesday night that gave the city, Massachusetts’ second largest, the label of “sanctuary” for members of the trans, nonbinary, and LGBTQIA+ community.

The resolution, filed by Worcester resident Allie Cislo on behalf of Queer Residents of Worcester and Our Allies, asked the City Council to declare itself “a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender and gender diverse people.”

It comes in the wake of a series of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump that include limiting access to gender-affirming care for children and teenagers and reducing the government’s definition of gender to only male and female.

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In declaring Worcester a “sanctuary city,” the City Council committed to equal protections for LGBTQIA+ people. It affirms that the city recognizes the importance of gender-affirming healthcare and upholding access to it for all within Worcester, that “no city resources…or city property, shall be utilized for detaining persons for solely seeking or providing gender-affirming care,” and that “no city resources [shall] be utilized for cooperating with or providing information to any individual or out-of-state agency or department regarding the provision of gender-affirming healthcare.”