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LGBTQ activists in Seattle believe a sharp influx of transgender young adults is causing a civil emergency \u2014 and they want taxpayer help.<\/div>
The\u00a0Seattle LGBTQ Commission asked Mayor Katie Wilson in a May 2026 letter to declare a civil emergency caused by a mass influx of \u201ctransgender and gender-nonconforming\u201d individuals relocating to the city. The commission has asked the city officials to fund cash-strapped LGBTQ+ groups providing shelter and relocation services to transgender refugees.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u201cDue to the rapid influx of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons seeking refuge in Seattle for increased safety needs, civil rights protections, and access to essential services the Seattle LGBTQ Commission formally recommends that City leaders declare a civil emergency that ensures an effective and empathetic response to protecting these internally displaced persons (IDPs) at a time of urgent crisis for our community,\u201d states the letter.<\/div>
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Transplants are coming to Seattle from red states such as Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, and Idaho \u201cdue to anti-trans legislation, threats to personal safety, and barriers to healthcare and legal recognition,\u201d according to the letter, which lists several transgender-affirming groups\u00a0 \u201calready responding to this crisis.\u201d The listed groups include Gender Justice League, Seattle\u2019s LGBTQ+ Center, and Traction, a nonprofit that helps \u201cred state refugees\u201d relocate to the Pacific Northwest through its Project Open Arms initiative.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
\u201cHundreds of thousands of Two-Spirit, transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-nonconforming (trans+) people and their families are seeking to escape legislative persecution and violence,\u201d states Traction\u2019s website. \u201cOur goal then and now is to support U.S.\u00a0\u2018transplants\u2019 \u2013 trans+ people and their loved ones displaced by violence and persecution \u2013 seeking safer, more welcoming places to live.\u201d<\/div><\/div>
C. Michael Woodward, executive director of Traction, told The Daily Wire it\u2019s had more than 1600 applicants for relocation services since President Trump\u2019s election but has only been able to help around 130 individuals move, due to resource limitations.<\/div>
\u201cI\u2019m 63 and transitioned nearly 30 years ago. I\u2019ve been doing trans+ and LGBTQ+ advocacy for almost that long, too,\u201d Woodward told The Daily Wire. \u201cEven so, I never once imagined we\u2019d be doing this kind of work for our community, but here we are.\u201d<\/div>
Woodward said the group does not work with unaccompanied minors and has not been \u201cpresented with the opportunity to work with any emancipated youth\u201d but would \u201chandle those on a case-by-case basis.\u201d<\/div>
Traction is working to build \u201ca nationwide network of groups doing similar work in other states,\u201d according to its\u00a0website.<\/div>
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Screenshot from June 25, 2026, Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes meeting.<\/div>
Many of Seattle\u2019s transgender transplants are \u201cyoung adults,\u201d according to Kody Allen, co-chair of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and a social worker at a youth homeless shelter, who spoke on a panel about 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities in Seattle at a June 25, 2026, city council meeting.<\/div>
\u201cIn my day job, I am a program manager for a homeless shelter. We have seen a massive increase in trans\u2013specifically\u2013and queer young adults who are coming here from other states,\u201d said Allen. \u201cWe are turning away 10, at least 10 young adults a night, and we are the biggest shelter in the city. And many, many, many of our clients are trans refugees who have come here.\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
The meeting focused on how changes in federal policy have impacted local funding. Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ panel discussed how Seattle could build long-term infrastructure to provide social services, such as housing, to the city\u2019s growing number of transgender refugees. Allen warned groups that provide \u201cqueer\u201d and \u201ctrans specific healthcare\u201d are facing a funding crisis and may not be able to stay open throughout the year.<\/div>
\u201cIf these community-based organizations that are specifically for queer people close, the impact that would have, obviously on the people who use those services, but also every other community-based organization in the city who are also experiencing decreased funding because of the federal\u2013this federal administration\u2013would put a huge strain on the system,\u201d Allen stated.<\/div><\/div>
Dominque Stephens, who was\u00a0appointed by Mayor Wilson as Seattle\u2019s special advisor on LGBTQ+ affairs, told city council the Mayor\u2019s office was planning to create transgender homeless shelters.<\/div>
\u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re doing this in a very intentional way,\u201d said Stephens.\u00a0\u201cWe know that in our shelter expansion, there will be a trans specific site that will be stood up.\u201d<\/div>
Stephens explained the mayor formed a Trans and Queer Community Stabilization Interdepartmental Team to create long-term transgender infrastructure as the group figures out \u201cwhat we do in terms of folks who are migrating here.\u201d<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Seattle City Councilwoman\u00a0Alexis Mercedes Rinck said Seattle needed to \u201cstand firm\u201d in welcoming \u201cqueer and trans people.\u201d<\/div>
\u201cAcross the country we have seen intense attacks against queer and trans people, both with hostile legislation and physical violence,\u201d said Rinck at the meeting. \u201cSo, I want to say loud and clear, while we know we have more work to do here in the city of Seattle we need to stand firm in being a welcoming city for queer and trans people.\u201d<\/div><\/div>
A total of 27 states\u00a0have passed legislation protecting minors from receiving harmful sex-rejecting medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries.<\/div>
Washington State took a major step towards becoming a transgender sanctuary for minors when former Governor Jay Inslee\u00a0signed SB 5599 into law in May 2023.\u00a0 The law allows homeless shelters to shield runaway minors seeking transgender medical procedures without contacting their parents. International Partners for Ethical Care Inc. filed a lawsuit challenging SB 5599 in August 2023, arguing it violates the fundamental rights of parents. After being dismissed by a lower court, the Supreme Court announced in June 2026 that it would hear the case on appeal.<\/div><\/div>
\u201cSB 5599 is directed toward families in Washington state, and sets up a terrifying scenario for parents whose kids have fallen prey to gender ideology,\u201d a representative from International Partners for Ethical Care told The Daily Wire.\u00a0\u201cA child can run away from home in Washington to seek \u2018gender affirming care\u2019 and the state authorities or shelters where the child may be found are not required by law to notify the parents of the child\u2019s whereabouts with any urgency.\u201d<\/div>
Florida, Idaho, and 14 other red states filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs. The coalition of states expressed concerns the law could impact parents across state lines, writing they \u201cfear that their own residents whose runaway children cross state lines may be harmed by Washington\u2019s law\u201d in the .<\/div><\/div>
International Partners for Ethical Care agreed the law could impact parents nationwide, telling The Daily Wire, \u201cNothing in the law\u2019s language that would prevent it from being applied to children who arrive in Washington from other states.\u201d<\/div>
The Daily Wire asked the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Mayor Wilson\u2019s office for information on how many of the transgender refugees were 18 and under but did not receive a comment. Mayor Wilson did not provide any additional information on the transgender shelter expansion project discussed at the city council meeting.<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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LGBTQ activists in Seattle believe a sharp influx of transgender young adults is causing a civil emergency \u2014 and they want taxpayer help.The\u00a0Seattle LGBTQ Commission asked Mayor Katie Wilson in a May 2026 letter to declare a civil emergency caused by a mass influx of \u201ctransgender and gender-nonconforming\u201d individuals relocating to the city. The commission has asked the city officials to fund cash-strapped LGBTQ+ groups providing shelter and relocation services to transgender refugees.\u201cDue to the rapid influx of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons seeking refuge in Seattle for increased safety needs, civil rights protections, and access to essential services the Seattle LGBTQ Commission formally recommends that City leaders declare a civil emergency that ensures an effective and empathetic response to protecting these internally displaced persons (IDPs) at a time of urgent crisis for our community,\u201d states the letter.Transplants are coming to Seattle from red states such as Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, and Idaho \u201cdue to anti-trans legislation, threats to personal safety, and barriers to healthcare and legal recognition,\u201d according to the letter, which lists several transgender-affirming groups\u00a0 \u201calready responding to this crisis.\u201d The listed groups include Gender Justice League, Seattle\u2019s LGBTQ+ Center, and Traction, a nonprofit that helps \u201cred state refugees\u201d relocate to the Pacific Northwest through its Project Open Arms initiative.\u201cHundreds of thousands of Two-Spirit, transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-nonconforming (trans+) people and their families are seeking to escape legislative persecution and violence,\u201d states Traction\u2019s website. \u201cOur goal then and now is to support U.S.\u00a0\u2018transplants\u2019 \u2013 trans+ people and their loved ones displaced by violence and persecution \u2013 seeking safer, more welcoming places to live.\u201dC. Michael Woodward, executive director of Traction, told The Daily Wire it\u2019s had more than 1600 applicants for relocation services since President Trump\u2019s election but has only been able to help around 130 individuals move, due to resource limitations.\u201cI\u2019m 63 and transitioned nearly 30 years ago. I\u2019ve been doing trans+ and LGBTQ+ advocacy for almost that long, too,\u201d Woodward told The Daily Wire. \u201cEven so, I never once imagined we\u2019d be doing this kind of work for our community, but here we are.\u201dWoodward said the group does not work with unaccompanied minors and has not been \u201cpresented with the opportunity to work with any emancipated youth\u201d but would \u201chandle those on a case-by-case basis.\u201dTraction is working to build \u201ca nationwide network of groups doing similar work in other states,\u201d according to its\u00a0website.Screenshot from June 25, 2026, Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes meeting.Many of Seattle\u2019s transgender transplants are \u201cyoung adults,\u201d according to Kody Allen, co-chair of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and a social worker at a youth homeless shelter, who spoke on a panel about 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities in Seattle at a June 25, 2026, city council meeting.\u201cIn my day job, I am a program manager for a homeless shelter. We have seen a massive increase in trans\u2013specifically\u2013and queer young adults who are coming here from other states,\u201d said Allen. \u201cWe are turning away 10, at least 10 young adults a night, and we are the biggest shelter in the city. And many, many, many of our clients are trans refugees who have come here.\u201dThe meeting focused on how changes in federal policy have impacted local funding. Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ panel discussed how Seattle could build long-term infrastructure to provide social services, such as housing, to the city\u2019s growing number of transgender refugees. Allen warned groups that provide \u201cqueer\u201d and \u201ctrans specific healthcare\u201d are facing a funding crisis and may not be able to stay open throughout the year.\u201cIf these community-based organizations that are specifically for queer people close, the impact that would have, obviously on the people who use those services, but also every other community-based organization in the city who are also experiencing decreased funding because of the federal\u2013this federal administration\u2013would put a huge strain on the system,\u201d Allen stated.Dominque Stephens, who was\u00a0appointed by Mayor Wilson as Seattle\u2019s special advisor on LGBTQ+ affairs, told city council the Mayor\u2019s office was planning to create transgender homeless shelters.\u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re doing this in a very intentional way,\u201d said Stephens.\u00a0\u201cWe know that in our shelter expansion, there will be a trans specific site that will be stood up.\u201dStephens explained the mayor formed a Trans and Queer Community Stabilization Interdepartmental Team to create long-term transgender infrastructure as the group figures out \u201cwhat we do in terms of folks who are migrating here.\u201dSeattle City Councilwoman\u00a0Alexis Mercedes Rinck said Seattle needed to \u201cstand firm\u201d in welcoming \u201cqueer and trans people.\u201d\u201cAcross the country we have seen intense attacks against queer and trans people, both with hostile legislation and physical violence,\u201d said Rinck at the meeting. \u201cSo, I want to say loud and clear, while we know we have more work to do here in the city of Seattle we need to stand firm in being a welcoming city for queer and trans people.\u201dA total of 27 states\u00a0have passed legislation protecting minors from receiving harmful sex-rejecting medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries.Washington State took a major step towards becoming a transgender sanctuary for minors when former Governor Jay Inslee\u00a0signed SB 5599 into law in May 2023.\u00a0 The law allows homeless shelters to shield runaway minors seeking transgender medical procedures without contacting their parents. International Partners for Ethical Care Inc. filed a lawsuit challenging SB 5599 in August 2023, arguing it violates the fundamental rights of parents. After being dismissed by a lower court, the Supreme Court announced in June 2026 that it would hear the case on appeal.\u201cSB 5599 is directed toward families in Washington state, and sets up a terrifying scenario for parents whose kids have fallen prey to gender ideology,\u201d a representative from International Partners for Ethical Care told The Daily Wire.\u00a0\u201cA child can run away from home in Washington to seek \u2018gender affirming care\u2019 and the state authorities or shelters where the child may be found are not required by law to notify the parents of the child\u2019s whereabouts with any urgency.\u201dFlorida, Idaho, and 14 other red states filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs. The coalition of states expressed concerns the law could impact parents across state lines, writing they \u201cfear that their own residents whose runaway children cross state lines may be harmed by Washington\u2019s law\u201d in the brief.International Partners for Ethical Care agreed the law could impact parents nationwide, telling The Daily Wire, \u201cNothing in the law\u2019s language that would prevent it from being applied to children who arrive in Washington from other states.\u201dThe Daily Wire asked the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Mayor Wilson\u2019s office for information on how many of the transgender refugees were 18 and under but did not receive a comment. Mayor Wilson did not provide any additional information on the transgender shelter expansion project discussed at the city council meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2"],"yoast_head":"\nMassive Influx Of Transgender Refugees Is Causing \u2018Civil Emergency\u2019 In Leftist City - Blue Route Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blueroutejournal.com\/?p=1093\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Massive Influx Of Transgender Refugees Is Causing \u2018Civil Emergency\u2019 In Leftist City - Blue Route Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"LGBTQ activists in Seattle believe a sharp influx of transgender young adults is causing a civil emergency \u2014 and they want taxpayer help.The\u00a0Seattle LGBTQ Commission asked Mayor Katie Wilson in a May 2026 letter to declare a civil emergency caused by a mass influx of \u201ctransgender and gender-nonconforming\u201d individuals relocating to the city. The commission has asked the city officials to fund cash-strapped LGBTQ+ groups providing shelter and relocation services to transgender refugees.\u201cDue to the rapid influx of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons seeking refuge in Seattle for increased safety needs, civil rights protections, and access to essential services the Seattle LGBTQ Commission formally recommends that City leaders declare a civil emergency that ensures an effective and empathetic response to protecting these internally displaced persons (IDPs) at a time of urgent crisis for our community,\u201d states the letter.Transplants are coming to Seattle from red states such as Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, and Idaho \u201cdue to anti-trans legislation, threats to personal safety, and barriers to healthcare and legal recognition,\u201d according to the letter, which lists several transgender-affirming groups\u00a0 \u201calready responding to this crisis.\u201d The listed groups include Gender Justice League, Seattle\u2019s LGBTQ+ Center, and Traction, a nonprofit that helps \u201cred state refugees\u201d relocate to the Pacific Northwest through its Project Open Arms initiative.\u201cHundreds of thousands of Two-Spirit, transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-nonconforming (trans+) people and their families are seeking to escape legislative persecution and violence,\u201d states Traction\u2019s website. \u201cOur goal then and now is to support U.S.\u00a0\u2018transplants\u2019 \u2013 trans+ people and their loved ones displaced by violence and persecution \u2013 seeking safer, more welcoming places to live.\u201dC. Michael Woodward, executive director of Traction, told The Daily Wire it\u2019s had more than 1600 applicants for relocation services since President Trump\u2019s election but has only been able to help around 130 individuals move, due to resource limitations.\u201cI\u2019m 63 and transitioned nearly 30 years ago. I\u2019ve been doing trans+ and LGBTQ+ advocacy for almost that long, too,\u201d Woodward told The Daily Wire. \u201cEven so, I never once imagined we\u2019d be doing this kind of work for our community, but here we are.\u201dWoodward said the group does not work with unaccompanied minors and has not been \u201cpresented with the opportunity to work with any emancipated youth\u201d but would \u201chandle those on a case-by-case basis.\u201dTraction is working to build \u201ca nationwide network of groups doing similar work in other states,\u201d according to its\u00a0website.Screenshot from June 25, 2026, Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes meeting.Many of Seattle\u2019s transgender transplants are \u201cyoung adults,\u201d according to Kody Allen, co-chair of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and a social worker at a youth homeless shelter, who spoke on a panel about 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities in Seattle at a June 25, 2026, city council meeting.\u201cIn my day job, I am a program manager for a homeless shelter. We have seen a massive increase in trans\u2013specifically\u2013and queer young adults who are coming here from other states,\u201d said Allen. \u201cWe are turning away 10, at least 10 young adults a night, and we are the biggest shelter in the city. And many, many, many of our clients are trans refugees who have come here.\u201dThe meeting focused on how changes in federal policy have impacted local funding. Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ panel discussed how Seattle could build long-term infrastructure to provide social services, such as housing, to the city\u2019s growing number of transgender refugees. Allen warned groups that provide \u201cqueer\u201d and \u201ctrans specific healthcare\u201d are facing a funding crisis and may not be able to stay open throughout the year.\u201cIf these community-based organizations that are specifically for queer people close, the impact that would have, obviously on the people who use those services, but also every other community-based organization in the city who are also experiencing decreased funding because of the federal\u2013this federal administration\u2013would put a huge strain on the system,\u201d Allen stated.Dominque Stephens, who was\u00a0appointed by Mayor Wilson as Seattle\u2019s special advisor on LGBTQ+ affairs, told city council the Mayor\u2019s office was planning to create transgender homeless shelters.\u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re doing this in a very intentional way,\u201d said Stephens.\u00a0\u201cWe know that in our shelter expansion, there will be a trans specific site that will be stood up.\u201dStephens explained the mayor formed a Trans and Queer Community Stabilization Interdepartmental Team to create long-term transgender infrastructure as the group figures out \u201cwhat we do in terms of folks who are migrating here.\u201dSeattle City Councilwoman\u00a0Alexis Mercedes Rinck said Seattle needed to \u201cstand firm\u201d in welcoming \u201cqueer and trans people.\u201d\u201cAcross the country we have seen intense attacks against queer and trans people, both with hostile legislation and physical violence,\u201d said Rinck at the meeting. \u201cSo, I want to say loud and clear, while we know we have more work to do here in the city of Seattle we need to stand firm in being a welcoming city for queer and trans people.\u201dA total of 27 states\u00a0have passed legislation protecting minors from receiving harmful sex-rejecting medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries.Washington State took a major step towards becoming a transgender sanctuary for minors when former Governor Jay Inslee\u00a0signed SB 5599 into law in May 2023.\u00a0 The law allows homeless shelters to shield runaway minors seeking transgender medical procedures without contacting their parents. International Partners for Ethical Care Inc. filed a lawsuit challenging SB 5599 in August 2023, arguing it violates the fundamental rights of parents. After being dismissed by a lower court, the Supreme Court announced in June 2026 that it would hear the case on appeal.\u201cSB 5599 is directed toward families in Washington state, and sets up a terrifying scenario for parents whose kids have fallen prey to gender ideology,\u201d a representative from International Partners for Ethical Care told The Daily Wire.\u00a0\u201cA child can run away from home in Washington to seek \u2018gender affirming care\u2019 and the state authorities or shelters where the child may be found are not required by law to notify the parents of the child\u2019s whereabouts with any urgency.\u201dFlorida, Idaho, and 14 other red states filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs. The coalition of states expressed concerns the law could impact parents across state lines, writing they \u201cfear that their own residents whose runaway children cross state lines may be harmed by Washington\u2019s law\u201d in the brief.International Partners for Ethical Care agreed the law could impact parents nationwide, telling The Daily Wire, \u201cNothing in the law\u2019s language that would prevent it from being applied to children who arrive in Washington from other states.\u201dThe Daily Wire asked the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Mayor Wilson\u2019s office for information on how many of the transgender refugees were 18 and under but did not receive a comment. 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The commission has asked the city officials to fund cash-strapped LGBTQ+ groups providing shelter and relocation services to transgender refugees.\u201cDue to the rapid influx of 2SLGBTQIA+ persons seeking refuge in Seattle for increased safety needs, civil rights protections, and access to essential services the Seattle LGBTQ Commission formally recommends that City leaders declare a civil emergency that ensures an effective and empathetic response to protecting these internally displaced persons (IDPs) at a time of urgent crisis for our community,\u201d states the letter.Transplants are coming to Seattle from red states such as Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Kansas, and Idaho \u201cdue to anti-trans legislation, threats to personal safety, and barriers to healthcare and legal recognition,\u201d according to the letter, which lists several transgender-affirming groups\u00a0 \u201calready responding to this crisis.\u201d The listed groups include Gender Justice League, Seattle\u2019s LGBTQ+ Center, and Traction, a nonprofit that helps \u201cred state refugees\u201d relocate to the Pacific Northwest through its Project Open Arms initiative.\u201cHundreds of thousands of Two-Spirit, transgender, nonbinary, gender-diverse, and gender-nonconforming (trans+) people and their families are seeking to escape legislative persecution and violence,\u201d states Traction\u2019s website. \u201cOur goal then and now is to support U.S.\u00a0\u2018transplants\u2019 \u2013 trans+ people and their loved ones displaced by violence and persecution \u2013 seeking safer, more welcoming places to live.\u201dC. Michael Woodward, executive director of Traction, told The Daily Wire it\u2019s had more than 1600 applicants for relocation services since President Trump\u2019s election but has only been able to help around 130 individuals move, due to resource limitations.\u201cI\u2019m 63 and transitioned nearly 30 years ago. I\u2019ve been doing trans+ and LGBTQ+ advocacy for almost that long, too,\u201d Woodward told The Daily Wire. \u201cEven so, I never once imagined we\u2019d be doing this kind of work for our community, but here we are.\u201dWoodward said the group does not work with unaccompanied minors and has not been \u201cpresented with the opportunity to work with any emancipated youth\u201d but would \u201chandle those on a case-by-case basis.\u201dTraction is working to build \u201ca nationwide network of groups doing similar work in other states,\u201d according to its\u00a0website.Screenshot from June 25, 2026, Seattle City Council Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes meeting.Many of Seattle\u2019s transgender transplants are \u201cyoung adults,\u201d according to Kody Allen, co-chair of the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and a social worker at a youth homeless shelter, who spoke on a panel about 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities in Seattle at a June 25, 2026, city council meeting.\u201cIn my day job, I am a program manager for a homeless shelter. We have seen a massive increase in trans\u2013specifically\u2013and queer young adults who are coming here from other states,\u201d said Allen. \u201cWe are turning away 10, at least 10 young adults a night, and we are the biggest shelter in the city. And many, many, many of our clients are trans refugees who have come here.\u201dThe meeting focused on how changes in federal policy have impacted local funding. Members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ panel discussed how Seattle could build long-term infrastructure to provide social services, such as housing, to the city\u2019s growing number of transgender refugees. Allen warned groups that provide \u201cqueer\u201d and \u201ctrans specific healthcare\u201d are facing a funding crisis and may not be able to stay open throughout the year.\u201cIf these community-based organizations that are specifically for queer people close, the impact that would have, obviously on the people who use those services, but also every other community-based organization in the city who are also experiencing decreased funding because of the federal\u2013this federal administration\u2013would put a huge strain on the system,\u201d Allen stated.Dominque Stephens, who was\u00a0appointed by Mayor Wilson as Seattle\u2019s special advisor on LGBTQ+ affairs, told city council the Mayor\u2019s office was planning to create transgender homeless shelters.\u201cWe want to make sure that we\u2019re doing this in a very intentional way,\u201d said Stephens.\u00a0\u201cWe know that in our shelter expansion, there will be a trans specific site that will be stood up.\u201dStephens explained the mayor formed a Trans and Queer Community Stabilization Interdepartmental Team to create long-term transgender infrastructure as the group figures out \u201cwhat we do in terms of folks who are migrating here.\u201dSeattle City Councilwoman\u00a0Alexis Mercedes Rinck said Seattle needed to \u201cstand firm\u201d in welcoming \u201cqueer and trans people.\u201d\u201cAcross the country we have seen intense attacks against queer and trans people, both with hostile legislation and physical violence,\u201d said Rinck at the meeting. \u201cSo, I want to say loud and clear, while we know we have more work to do here in the city of Seattle we need to stand firm in being a welcoming city for queer and trans people.\u201dA total of 27 states\u00a0have passed legislation protecting minors from receiving harmful sex-rejecting medical procedures such as puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgeries.Washington State took a major step towards becoming a transgender sanctuary for minors when former Governor Jay Inslee\u00a0signed SB 5599 into law in May 2023.\u00a0 The law allows homeless shelters to shield runaway minors seeking transgender medical procedures without contacting their parents. International Partners for Ethical Care Inc. filed a lawsuit challenging SB 5599 in August 2023, arguing it violates the fundamental rights of parents. After being dismissed by a lower court, the Supreme Court announced in June 2026 that it would hear the case on appeal.\u201cSB 5599 is directed toward families in Washington state, and sets up a terrifying scenario for parents whose kids have fallen prey to gender ideology,\u201d a representative from International Partners for Ethical Care told The Daily Wire.\u00a0\u201cA child can run away from home in Washington to seek \u2018gender affirming care\u2019 and the state authorities or shelters where the child may be found are not required by law to notify the parents of the child\u2019s whereabouts with any urgency.\u201dFlorida, Idaho, and 14 other red states filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of the plaintiffs. The coalition of states expressed concerns the law could impact parents across state lines, writing they \u201cfear that their own residents whose runaway children cross state lines may be harmed by Washington\u2019s law\u201d in the brief.International Partners for Ethical Care agreed the law could impact parents nationwide, telling The Daily Wire, \u201cNothing in the law\u2019s language that would prevent it from being applied to children who arrive in Washington from other states.\u201dThe Daily Wire asked the Seattle LGBTQ Commission and Mayor Wilson\u2019s office for information on how many of the transgender refugees were 18 and under but did not receive a comment. 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