Residents who identify as transgender will be guaranteed income under a proposed city program.

Residents who identify as transgender will be guaranteed income under a proposed city program.

To assist transgender and nonbinary residents in overcoming discrimination, a Southern California city is moving forward with plans for monthly payments as high as $900.

The Palm Springs City Council unanimously voted on Thursday to allocate $200,000 from two local nonprofits to begin the process of providing payments to the city’s marginalized residents. The city’s action coincides with California’s implementation of a guaranteed income plan and Republican-led states’ efforts to limit transgender people’s rights.

The funds will be used to work out the details of a first-of-its-kind pilot guaranteed income program at Queer Works and DAP Health in Palm Springs.According to […]

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