Upper Darby Council declared that the township is a safe and welcoming community for LGBTQ+ individuals and their families when it comes to rights for gender health care.
Council unanimously passed a resolution last week stating their commitment to protecting transgender rights and equal protections for transgender community members and declared itself a safe township and haven for transgender people to live and seek care and urged county and state officials to do the same.
The resolution states the township will not criminally prosecute or impose administrative penalties on health care providers, those seeking gender-affirming health care or impose administrative penalties on an individual because they are seeking or receiving gender-affirming health care.
The resolution states that if