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LGTBQIA+ sanctuary declarations help cities take a stand to defend rights -- but may not have much actual legal impact

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageMinnesotans hold a rally at the state capitol in St. Paul to support trans kids in March 2022. Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Several cities and towns, mostly in the American Midwest and South, are responding to a surge of proposed and approved legislation that restricts gay and transgender people’s rights by...

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