This city just declared itself a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people

[rangerrebew]

 
This city just declared itself a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people
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The Columbia, Missouri City Council declared the city a safe haven for LGBTQ+ people this past Monday in a 6-1 vote. The city council meeting was packed with supporters for the measure.

“We literally heard from every ward in Columbia,” said councilmember Roy Lovelady.


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The ordinance says that Columbia is a safe place for people to express their support for LGBTQ+ people. It makes the enforcement of a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming care the lowest priority for law enforcement in the city and establishes policies for working with other jurisdictions trying to prosecute people for getting or helping others get gender-affirming care.

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[rangerrebew]

Soon, it won't be the United States of America, it will be the Divided Sanctuaries of America.

[mountaineer]

It makes the enforcement of a 2023 state law banning gender-affirming care the lowest priority for law enforcement in the city and establishes policies for working with other jurisdictions trying to prosecute people for getting or helping others get gender-affirming care.

Kind of a sanctuary city for groomers, then.