Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch refused to sign a bill the city council passed creating a commission designed to serve the interests of homosexual, bisexual, and transgender residents, saying it's unnecessary and potentially divisive.
"I am not suggesting that a community of our size would not benefit from advocating for greater tolerance and acceptance," Koch said in a letter to the city council, according to the Patriot Ledger. "It is my belief that we are better served when we seek to find common g
Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch refused to sign a bill the city council passed creating a commission designed to serve the interests of homosexual, bisexual, and transgender residents, saying it's unnecessary and potentially divisive.
"I am not suggesting that a community of our size would not benefit from advocating for greater tolerance and acceptance," Koch said in a letter to the city council, according to the Patriot Ledger. "It is my belief that we are better served when we seek to find common g…