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Massachusetts Needs an Experienced, Professional AG

October 21, 2013 By maurahealey 12 Comments

This morning, I launched my campaign for Massachusetts Attorney General. I’m the first announced candidate in the race and a first-time candidate so I know I have my work cut out for me over the next 13 months. But the conversation … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attorney-general, campaign, consumer-protection, doma, energy, equal-rights, experience, grassroots, health-care, marriage-equality, martha-coakley, Maura Healey

A Victory for Equality among Military Families

August 15, 2013 By Steve Kerrigan Leave a Comment

Working closely with members of our military and their families across Massachusetts the last 12 years has taught me a few things about the way they see their public service. It shouldn’t surprise any of us that service men and women feel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equal-rights, marriage, massachusetts, military, veterans

PROTEST: Demanding Obama follow through on his LGBT Rights Promises!

October 19, 2009 By cambridge_paul 13 Comments

We'll be sending a strong message to President Obama that his self proclaimed title of "fierce advocate" for the LGBT community actually requires advocating on our issues.  And our community will not let up until he finally follows … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: barack-obama, equal-rights, equality, gay, glbt, lgbt, president

Are Political Views Relevant to Political Appointments to Town Boards?

July 14, 2009 By sue-kennedy 37 Comments

Gender and sexual orientation issues are at the heart of many current public policy battles affecting the family in the United States and throughout the world. Sexual orientation is the current term used to refer to homosexual, bisexual, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bigotry, equal-rights, gay, lesbian, local-politics

Milk

November 27, 2008 By john-hosty-grinnell 3 Comments

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Harvey Milk's assassination. To honor Milk's life, thirty or so of us including Mark Solomon, Chris Mason, Don Gorton and Ryan MacNeely held a candle light vigil before going to the movie's premier last … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: assassination, equal-rights, glbt, harvey-milk, milk, prop-8, san-francisco

Gay Couples Excised from Yearbook

October 1, 2008 By Mr. Lynne 4 Comments

Ed Brayton notes that the school board of Clovis, New Mexico, couldn't stand by and let a picture of an actual gay couple get published in the yearbook. Here's your bigoted overreaction of the day: the Clovis school board in New Mexico is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equal-rights

Corporate Equality Index shows gains for equality

September 9, 2008 By Mr. Lynne 1 Comment

Some examples from the post: You can't fly on American Airlines, Continental or US Airways, both of which scored a perfect 100. You might also want to avoid United, Southwest, Delta, Northwest, and JetBlue; all scored above 80. In fact, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: equal-rights

Republicans Say Women Are Worth Less

April 24, 2008 By joeltpatterson 45 Comments

Senate Republicans blocked fair pay for women today.  John McCain thinks Republicans were right to block the fair pay law because he thinks if the company can secretly pay women less for more than 180 days, they should get away with it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: discrimination, equal-rights, republicans

Time to revoke DOMA – in Manchester today with John Edwards

September 8, 2007 By AmberPaw 15 Comments

Further, Edwards stated that any civil union or gay marriage should receive, and is entitled to receive all the "1100" protections that married couples receive under federal law. He did go on to say that while he fully supports civil … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: civil-unions, defense-of-marriage-act, doma, equal-protection, equal-rights, gay-marriage, iraq, new-orleans

Are the “yes” voters Prejudiced?

June 16, 2007 By Mr. Lynne 110 Comments

The original post is here.His comment I now reproduce here for you:You think I'm a shill... you are wrong! And you are wrong if you think I am anti gay marriage. Gender has nothing to do with being entitled. I am an incredibly strong … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: concon, equal-rights, gay-marriage, prejudice

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If towns in Massachusetts refuse to open their beaches to the general public, the state should not subsidize the cost of managing and restoring these beaches. If a town wants to privatize the coast, they should have to pay for it alone. #mapoli
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