{"id":2208176,"date":"2024-03-28T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacramento-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-trans-identifying-people\/"},"modified":"2024-03-28T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T15:09:04","slug":"sacramento-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-trans-identifying-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sacramento-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-trans-identifying-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento proclaims itself a sanctuary city for transgender individuals"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsacramento-declares-itself-sanctuary-city-for-trans-identifying-people%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2208176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The City Council \u200dof Sacramento unanimously declared the \u2062city a sanctuary for transgender individuals, refusing to cooperate with states enforcing laws \u200bagainst \u2063transgender medical services. This commitment aligns with California&#8217;s efforts to protect \u200dtransgender rights against potential legislation criminalizing gender-affirming \u2064care.\u2064 More than 30 \u200cpeople, both supporting and opposing\u200d the resolution, attended the public hearing at\u200c City Hall.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-signs-11b-fiscal-year-budget\/\" title=\"Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signs B fiscal year budget\">city council unanimously approved<\/a> a resolution on Tuesday declaring it a \u201csanctuary city\u201d for trans-identifying people.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution declares the city a \u201cplace of safety\u201d for trans-identifying people and says Sacramento will not cooperate with states seeking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-islamophobia-bill-passed-by-house-critics-blast-it-for-restricting-free-speech\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar \u2018Islamophobia\u2019 Bill Passed By House. Critics Blast It For Restricting Free Speech.\">enforce laws relating<\/a> to transgender medical services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalifornia has been a leader in protecting the rights of transgender individuals to access care, but many states across the nation are moving in the opposite direction,\u201d the resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/htv-prod-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/files\/item-07-2024-00772-resolution-declaring-the-city-of-sacramento-a-sanctuary-city-for-transgender-people-66025b56a648c.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reads<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cIn preparation of future legislation that may criminalize those providing or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-doj-warns-red-states-not-to-restrict-gender-affirming-care-for-trans-kids\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ Warns Red States Not To Restrict \u2018Gender-Affirming Care\u2019 for Trans Kids\">seeking gender-affirming care<\/a> and given the Council\u2019s stated values of equity and inclusion, it is important for the City of Sacramento to be proactive in reiterating our commitment to transgender rights and equal protections for transgender people by declaring ourselves a sanctuary city and a place of safety for transgender people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution states that \u201cno city resources \u2014 including staff time \u2014 would be used to detain individuals seeking care, or otherwise to cooperate with jurisdictions seeking to enforce laws criminalizing gender affirming care in other jurisdictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe City of Sacramento is already a sanctuary city for immigrants; this proposed resolution would enact the same protections for transgender individuals,\u201d the resolution notes.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30 people showed up at City Hall, some supporting and some opposing the resolution during more than an hour of public comment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe cannot be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nebraska-becomes-18th-state-to-ban-transgender-surgeries-on-children\/\" title=\"Nebraska bans transgender surgeries on children, becoming 18th state to do so.\">giving children cross-sex hormones<\/a>. We can\u2019t give them surgeries to change their sex,\u201d Beth Bourne, a member of a Sacramento chapter of Moms for Liberty, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/sacramento-sanctuary-city-transgender-people-rcna145287\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> KCRA 3. \u201cThis sanctuary city is saying that we will promote the idea that people can be born in the wrong body.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Councilmember Katie Valenzuela, who introduced the resolution and is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityofsacramento.gov\/mayor-council\/district-4\/About\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">member<\/a> of Sacramento\u2019s Democratic Socialists of America, said it is \u201cthe sort of thing that you hope is never necessary,\u201d but \u201cit\u2019s important to be realistic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hope it never gets triggered. That there\u2019s never anyone coming to Sac who is potentially fleeing law enforcement for the sole reason of looking for health care,\u201d said Valenzuela.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1711715436621000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3HlpYohxaUP7Tuuj0jIFHu\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The same day the resolution passed, Valenzuela\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/news\/local-news\/sacramento\/katie-valenzuela-concedes-sacramento-city-council-race-to-phil-pluckebaum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conceded<\/a> her race for re-election to her opponent.<\/p>\n<p>So far, 24 states have enacted restrictions on children accessing transgender medical services like puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and gender surgeries like double mastectomies and genital surgeries.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Those states <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/ban-gender-affirming-care-minors-allowed-effect-indiana-107612984#:~:text=The%20states%20that%20have%20enacted,Oklahoma%2C%20South%20Dakota%2C%20Tennessee%2C\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The city adopted the resolution just days before \u201cTransgender Day of Visibility\u201d on March 31.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento&#8217;s city council passed a resolution declaring it a sanctuary city for transgender individuals. The city pledges to provide a safe haven and to resist cooperating with states enforcing laws on transgender medical services, in line with California&#8217;s commitment to protecting rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2208177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1297981839.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2208176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/03\/GettyImages-1297981839.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2208176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2208176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2208177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2208176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2208176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2208176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}