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Trans resident thanks Erie council for sanctuary designation and protections
Summary
A trans resident praised Erie’s designation as an LGBTQ sanctuary city and credited the mayor and council with policies that helped secure high Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index scores in 2023 and 2024.
Erin Meisner, who identified themself as a trans resident of Erie, used the public-comment period on Feb. 5 to thank the mayor and City Council for local protections and programs supporting LGBTQ residents.
“It is terrifying to be a trans person in the United States right now,” Meisner said, urging continued local support. Meisner noted that Erie City Council voted in 2023 to designate Erie an LGBTQ sanctuary city and said the mayor’s office and council initiatives contributed to Erie receiving top scores in the Human Rights Campaign Municipal Equality Index in 2023 and 2024.
Meisner described local protections as making Erie feel like a haven compared with federal actions affecting transgender people and asked the city to sustain and communicate those protections.
Ending: Council members acknowledged the comments during committee reports; no formal new city action was taken at the Feb. 5 meeting specific to sanctuary policy.
