The city of Sacramento is now a transgender sanctuary city, believed to be the first in California to vote for this designation.
  • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
    61·
    8 months ago

    I feel like the designation should require more than a promise not to use city funds to help other states prosecute people who moved there for trans reasons. I don’t think any cities in California would be doing that anyway.

    It’s a start, but we can do more.

      • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
        51·
        8 months ago

        Expanding support programs.

        Sacramento does do a lot, the Sacramento LGBT Community Center is partially city (tax payer) funded and provides a lot in the way of safe housing and essential support- if you’re under 24.

        I feel like if it’s going to get the designation of Sanctuary City it should be providing targeted help to people escaping/relocating from states where their, or their children’s existence has been made illegal.

        It seems like an empty accolade, since I really don’t think we would be extraditing trans folk back to hostile states anyway, but it’s nice that we’ve promised not to.

        • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netOP
          3·
          8 months ago

          Good points. This could be something community groups could push for. I’m not too plugged into advocacy on the city council but maybe I should be.

  • Lath@kbin.earth
    17·
    8 months ago

    I looked up the definition of “Sacrament” and as such, I would like to say this:

    It’s a trap!

    …

    Thank you