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Allentown council adopts resolution declaring city a safe haven for LGBTQ residents
Summary
Allentown City Council voted to adopt Resolution R48 affirming the city as a welcoming haven for LGBTQ residents, prompted by national restrictions on gender-affirming care and lengthy public testimony from health providers and advocacy groups.
Allentown City Council on the evening it was introduced adopted Resolution R48, a nonbinding statement declaring the city a safe and welcoming haven for LGBTQ people and urging county and state officials to support policies that protect access to gender-affirming care.
The resolution drew nearly two hours of public comment from transgender residents, health-care providers and LGBTQ advocates who described access to gender-affirming treatment as life‑saving. “Access to this treatment quite literally made my life into a life worth living,” said Amelia Conway, a trans woman who told council she received transition‑related care in Allentown.
The public testimony framed the local action in the context of national developments. Corinne Goodwin, executive director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Trans Equity…
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