In Boston City, the council passed a resolution that declared the city as “a Sanctuary City for members of the LGBTQIA2S+ community, with a specific commitment to protecting transgender and gender-diverse individuals.”
“Boston recognizes that sanctuary policies are a critical tool to ensure that all residents – regardless the identities they may hold – have inalienable human rights and deserve to feel safe, welcome, and supported,” stated in the resolution.
America’s first criminal president, convicted felon Donald Trump, has released executive orders erasing the existence of transgender people in particular, his attempt to fight what he described as “ideologues who deny the biological reality of sex”.
Boston’s resolution is largely symbolic, urging city agencies not to comply with federal efforts that would impact the human rights of LGBTQIA people, including federal or state policies that harm transgender or gender-diverse people.
The resolution passed with a 12-1 vote, with councilor Ed Flynn opposing it.
There are already similar resolutions passed in other cities, including Worcester and Cambridge, where local government officials also declaring them to be “sanctuary cities” for the LGBTQIA community.
