* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Cohen
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Declaring Baltimore City a Sanctuary for Individuals Receiving Gender-Affirming Care, Their Families, and Providers of Gender-Affirming Care
For the purpose of declaring Baltimore City a sanctuary city for transgender and nonbinary individuals and calling on all units of City government receiving City funds to safeguard an individual’s right to gender-affirming health care by refraining from using City funds or resources to impose criminal punishment, civil liability, administrative penalties, or professional sanctions on recipients, the families of recipients, or providers of gender-affirming health care.
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Whereas, the Baltimore City Council rejects discrimination in all forms, values our LGBTQIA+ neighbors, and will safeguard the rights of our transgender and nonbinary residents given our shared belief that all LGBTQIA+ individuals are entitled to respect, compassion, and the blessings of individual liberty that are our common heritage.
Whereas, other states may adopt or expand laws that impose criminal punishment, civil
liability, administrative penalties, or professional sanctions on health care professionals who
provide gender-affirming health care and on persons who seek, receive, or assist another in
receiving gender-affirming health care in the City of Baltimore.
Whereas, the State of Maryland passed The Trans Healt...
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