Fri Jun 16, 2023 – 3:16 pm EDTFri Jun 16, 2023 – 3:23 pm EDT
MADISON, Wisconsin (LifeSiteNews) – The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted Friday morning to make Dane County, Wisconsin, a “sanctuary for trans and nonbinary individuals” from the more conservative LGBT laws of other jurisdictions.
The resolution opens by asserting that “state lawmakers across the country have introduced more than 430 bills that restrict fundamentals like health care, education and the freedom of expression for LGBTQ+ people, according to analysis from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),” a “hostile environment” perpetuating a “mental health crisis” among “trans youth.”
Accordingly, the resolution affirms the county’s “commitment to protect transgender and nonbinary individuals” and belief in “access” to “gender affirming care,” urges county law enforcement to make enforcement of any hypothetical future state law restricting “puberty blockers, hormones or surgery” its “lowest priority,” declares Dane County a “safe place, a sanctuary, for transgender children and adults and their families,” and “urges all municipal bodies and school boards in Dane County to join county government in support of our transgender and non-binary residents by adopting similar resolutions.”
In the end, the 37-member board approved the
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