Inside America's 'trans sanctuary city' too busy shouting about Trump to focus on worst murder rate

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Inside America's 'trans sanctuary city' too busy shouting about Trump to focus on worst murder rate in decades

Daily Mail
By JAMES REINL
22 February 2025



Residents of the Massachusetts city that's declared itself a 'trans sanctuary' say they're worried that social justice warriors have hijacked their council and are running their hometown into the ground.

Worcester entered the national spotlight this month when colorfully-dressed activists took over a hearing and demanded city hall give them more 'protection' because of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

A parade of crusaders clad in wigs, make-up, jewelry, and drag costumes complained about being 'unsafe' in the liberal bastion, yelling and crying as they aired grievances from the podium.

But long-time residents say the hearing was an 'embarrassment', and told  DailyMail.com their progressive council is more interested in showboating than tackling a soaring murder rate.

City Hall is obsessed with trans rights, Israel's war in Gaza, migrant protections, and 'virtue signaling' as the second Trump administration rolls out its hardline policies, they said.

They named trans activist Allie Cislo, and non-binary councilor Thu Nguyen, who vacated their post complaining of 'transphobia' and a 'toxic council culture', as ringleaders of the movement.

All the while, they said, the city council's real work has been abandoned, and problems such as homelessness, crime, poor social services and shuttering businesses have festered.

They also federal funding vital to the services used by 207,000 residents could be at risk if the city becomes a nemesis of the Trump administration.

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14413413/trans-sanctuary-city-worcester-massachusetts-trump-crime.html

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Inside America's 'trans sanctuary city' too busy shouting about Trump to focus on worst murder rate in decades

Daily Mail
By JAMES REINL
22 February 2025



Residents of the Massachusetts city that's declared itself a 'trans sanctuary' say they're worried that social justice warriors have hijacked their council and are running their hometown into the ground.

Worcester entered the national spotlight this month when colorfully-dressed activists took over a hearing and demanded city hall give them more 'protection' because of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

A parade of crusaders clad in wigs, make-up, jewelry, and drag costumes complained about being 'unsafe' in the liberal bastion, yelling and crying as they aired grievances from the podium.

But long-time residents say the hearing was an 'embarrassment', and told  DailyMail.com their progressive council is more interested in showboating than tackling a soaring murder rate.

City Hall is obsessed with trans rights, Israel's war in Gaza, migrant protections, and 'virtue signaling' as the second Trump administration rolls out its hardline policies, they said.

They named trans activist Allie Cislo, and non-binary councilor Thu Nguyen, who vacated their post complaining of 'transphobia' and a 'toxic council culture', as ringleaders of the movement.

All the while, they said, the city council's real work has been abandoned, and problems such as homelessness, crime, poor social services and shuttering businesses have festered.

They also federal funding vital to the services used by 207,000 residents could be at risk if the city becomes a nemesis of the Trump administration.

(more)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14413413/trans-sanctuary-city-worcester-massachusetts-trump-crime.html

Geeez.  That absurdity makes the Joker look tasteful and demure by comparison.