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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 23, 2024, 11:19:39 am
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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.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-city-just-declared-itself-a-safe-haven-for-lgbtq-people/ar-BB1iJebN?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=d349bc03c566476b8b3c9fad54a5d837&ei=32
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Soon, it won't be the United States of America, it will be the Divided Sanctuaries of America. 9999hair out0000
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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.