The Worcester City Council passed a resolution that gave the city the label of “sanctuary” for members of the LGBTQIA+ ...

The Worcester City Council has approved a petition declaring Massachusetts’ second-largest municipality as a sanctuary for ...

The vote came in direct response to President Trump’s sweeping executive orders to change federal gender policy.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Worcester hereby reiterates its commitment to transgender ...

The Worcester City Council held a vote on the city becoming a "sanctuary" for transgender and gender-diverse people.

The declaration is largely symbolic, but means the city will not expend resources on prosecuting anyone for pursuing ...

The resolution declares that the city won’t cooperate with the federal government on “policies aimed to harm transgender and ...

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 ...

The council voted 9-2 on the resolution, with Councilors-at-Large Morris Bergman and Donna Colorio voting against it.

On Tuesday night the city council voted in favor of becoming a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse people.

The Worcester City Council voted 9-2 Tuesday to add a sanctuary status over its already protected LGBT community. Roughly 200 self-proclaimed members of the LGBT community descended on the meeting, ...