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

Howland Chamber rattled with the applause and cheers when the council gave a 9-2 nod to the petition. Petitioner Allie Cislo, ...

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

Petitioner Allie Cislo, who said Monday that the “sanctuary” designation would mostly hold symbolic value, said after the holding of the item that she believes the stances of Colorio and Bergman were ...

The city council in Worchester, Massachusetts voted overwhelmingly Tuesday night to make the state’s second-largest city a ...

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 ...

A delayed vote on a petition calling for the city to be designated as a “sanctuary for transgender and gender-diverse people” ...

On Tuesday, the Worcester City Council voted 9-2 to create a safe haven for the trans community. Worcester now joins fellow ...

Petitioner Allie Cislo, in a telephone interview, said the petition holds symbolic value, but she hopes that it will be a step toward city resources "not (being) used for detaining people seeking ...

The motion, which passed 9-2, was filed by resident Allie Cislo on behalf of the 'Queer residents of Worcester,' as reported by WCVB. Dozens of people who appeared to be in drag passionately told ...

Within the last week, a petition, which reads like a resolution, was created and filed by Allie Cislo, on behalf of the group Queer Residents of Worcester and Our Allies. Among other things, it asks ...