City commission demands emergency declaration over LGBTQ refugees fleeing to Seattle from GOP states

City commission demands emergency declaration over LGBTQ refugees fleeing to Seattle from GOP states

So many LGBTQ refugees are fleeing from Republican-controlled states to Seattle that the city's LGBTQ Commission is calling on the mayor to issue a civil emergency order. The commission said the throngs of 2SLGBTQIA+ people streaming into Seattle were leading to a strain on community organizations and a lack of resources available to them. 'We're seeing families coming to Seattle to protect their trans kids.' "We are at risk of seeing some of these community-based organizations ceasing to exist...

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