At its meeting Tuesday evening, Worcester's elected officials tabled a decision to declare the city a "sanctuary" the LGBTQ+ community.

City Council will continue Tuesday with a petition urging Worcester to become a sanctuary city for “transgender and gender diverse people.”

The Worcester City Council delayed action on a petition calling for the city to be a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people.

People made their voices heard at a Worcester City Council meeting Tuesday night after a petition to make Massachusetts’s second largest city a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people.

One local organization is petitioning for Worcester, Massachusetts, to become a sanctuary city for transgender and gender diverse people. The push has picked up steam after President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to recognize only two sexes — male and female.