The Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco declared the city a transgender “sanctuary city”

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Important Takeaways:

  • The Board of Supervisors for the City of San Francisco declared the city a transgender “sanctuary city” on Tuesday — or, officially, a “Sanctuary City for Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary, and Two-Spirit People.”
  • The resolution, which applies to both the city and county of San Francisco, says it is a response to laws passed in conservative states that limit access to transgender surgery and drugs, especially for children.
  • There are growing warnings from medical authorities around the world about the negative effects of transgender surgery and drugs on minors.
  • The vote in favor of the resolution was unanimous

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