The City Council of Lakewood went to the “policy of sexual freedom” in response to attacks on transgender rights both in Ohio and at national level.
A broadly extensive protection set for home stools-a state-owned policy added in the 1920s to grant power to local municipalities-in-law against the state power in relation to the protection of people living and working in the suburbs in Cleveland, including Drag performers whose performances were directed by legislators from Ohio.
Politics generally undertakes to “write and maintain transgender rights”.
More precisely, the policy of sexual freesty promises:
- No urban resources will be used to “stop or examine people to only search or ensure sex care.”
- No municipal resources will be used to “cooperate with information or provide information about any individual agency or outside the state” on healthcare confirming sex or mental care confirming sex in Lakewood, which is a response to reports of reports about reports The US Department of Justice asking hospitals to provide “confidential information about transgender patients under 19 years of age”.
- Studies of people, organizations and companies performing or organizing drag performances or non -wealth entertainment including identity or sexual expression will be “the lowest possible priority”.
- Studies of people, organizations and healthcare providers in Lakewood by facilitating sex will be “the lowest possible priority”.
- Facilitating other policies and regulations aimed at harming transgender and diverse sex people will be “the lowest possible priority”.
- City employees will be trained in the protection of confidential health information and not collecting unnecessary health information related to sex care.
- The city will continue to provide medical protection for employees and members covered by family members who are looking for sex, “even if such care must be legally provided outside the status of Ohio.”
Proposed by the President of the Council Sarah Kepple and a member of the Cindy Strebig Council, Solution and administrative policy he unanimously removed from the council Committee of the whole on September 22 And now he will be considered at a regular meeting of the Council on October 6.
Ohio currently has an act prohibiting the care of sex for minors in books-in this provision, which prevents healthcare providers to recommend care outside the state-and the proposed prohibition in state legislation in order to prohibit “appearances for adult cabaret” in “anywhere other than an adult cabaret, in which minors may be present, which may be harmful, which may be harmful, which are harmful to married or outrage.” This prohibition would include dragging performances.
“There is simply no place in the city budget or the ability of the staff to give these unrestricted policies that do not reverse us from our main goals of building a strong, balanced and friendly community,” Kepple Kepple wrote in a letter to the Lakewood observer.
Over and further
Although many Ohio municipalities have adopted ordinances regarding the equality of LGBTQ+ in the last few years-from LGBTQ+-in this protection of non-discrimination, after proclamation declaring Juune as a month of pride, on bans of juvenile conversion therapy-the polytics of “sex freedom” Lakewood goes far beyond existing local funds.
Strebig said that Ohioans and Lakewoodites deserve better than a policy discriminating against by the state and federal government and that the “policy of gender freedom” is a step towards greater protection.
“With our home body leading and shrinking under the control of republicans [Ohio] Statehouse, we can still identify our priorities and obligations to maintain Lakewood a diverse and friendly community, “said Strebig at a meeting of September 22.
LGBTQ+ Equality is in favor of resolution.
Dara Adkison, executive director TransohioHe said that few municipalities in Ohio were open to a public statement that LGBTQ+ people – and especially trans person – are welcome and deserve the same rights as everyone else within the city limits.
“The choice of priorities for the needs and values ​​of the inhabitants should not be brave or worthy, but we are there, and the City Council of Lakewood gets it,” said Adkison Buckeye Flame.
Michael Miller, a resident of Lakewood and father of the child Trans, thanked the council and expressed the hope that the council’s actions would inspire others to adopt similar regulations.
“Even in Lakewood, Ohio, those of us who bring up transsexual children, often feel as if we were standing ourselves,” said Miller. “Tonight, talking about this policy of sexual freedom, we feel that you are standing with us.” Ding
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