Palm Springs is to spend $200,000 on a guaranteed income scheme that only applies to the city’s transgender and nonbinary residents.
The Californian city’s council voted unanimously on Thursday in favor of the pilot scheme, which will give 20 residents between $600 and $900 a month for two years.
Council Member Christy Holstege, who backed the scheme, told The Los Angeles Times that she felt ‘incredibly proud’ of the city for coming down on ‘the right side of history and supporting our trans and nonbinary, gender-nonconforming community.’She tweeted: ‘In the City of Palm Springs, we are proud to be a beacon […]
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