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Worcester declared itself a "sanctuary city" for transgender and gender-diverse people in January. But there are other steps ...
The Worcester City Council passed a resolution that gave the city the label of “sanctuary” for members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Every Tuesday for the past month, dozens of members of the LGBTQ+ community have shown up to Worcester City Council meetings and told elected officials how scared they are. For themselves. For ...
The Worcester City Council voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution that declares Worcester a sanctuary city for those who are transgender and gender diverse. The council voted 9-2 on the resolution ...
The Worcester City Council has approved a petition declaring Massachusetts’ second-largest municipality as a sanctuary for “transgender and gender-diverse people” after hearing residents ...
Worcester, which has a population of more than 207,000 people, appears to be the first city to declare itself a trans sanctuary since Trump’s orders were issued.
Worcester, however, does not consider itself a sanctuary city, a position Mayor Petty reiterated to our reporter Nick Kotsopoulos on Friday, saying among other things that “You don’t have to ...
The Worcester City Council in Massachusetts voted in favor of a resolution to become a sanctuary city for those transgender and gender-diverse Tuesday. During a lengthy city council meeting ...