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Residents urge Lakewood to adopt protections for transgender residents; council signals forthcoming legislation
Summary
Multiple residents urged the Lakewood City Council to pass protections and make the city a sanctuary for transgender residents; council president said she intends to introduce related legislation soon and councilmembers described ongoing meetings with advocacy groups.
A group of Lakewood residents used the public comment period on Sept. 2 to urge the council to pass protections for transgender residents and to adopt sanctuary-style measures to shield local residents from state and federal actions the speakers described as discriminatory.
Public speakers included Matt Brown (resident and community worker), Mackenzie Frato (resident), Robin Zukowski (resident), Reverend Nathan Self (St. Peter—s Episcopal…
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