Politics & Government
Worcester Councilors Address Nguyen's Allegations: Report
Tuesday night's council meeting saw many residents voice their frustrations with their elected officials' responses to Nguyen's allegations.
WORCESTER, MA - Supporters of Thu Nguyen, the state's first openly nonbinary elected official who recently accused multiple elected officials of LGBTQ+ discriminations, took to Worcester's Tuesday council meeting to express their outrage, according to the Telegram & Gazette.
Multiple residents chanted "shame" at the body and stomped their feet, shaking the Esther Howland Chamber. Councilors later apologized to Nguyen, and members of the LGBTQ+ community voiced their discontent with Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson and Mayor Joseph Petty's statements.
Mero-Carlson was accused of calling Nguyen "it" multiple times, and Petty, who apologized for this incident, misgendered Nguyen a few years ago. In both their statements, they referred to Nguyen's poor attendance record - something their supporters called victim blaming and deflection.
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