During the 85-day trip, I will be meeting with LGBT community organizers, activists, and any citizens willing to talk. Through these interviews, I will gain an understanding of the current political climates, and explore ways of combating … [Read more...]
California Follows Massachusetts on Civil Rights
It appears the California Supreme Court decided, 4-3, to extend marriage rights to all couples in America's largest state (over 10% of the USA's population). Of course, there's an initiative to amend the CA constitution to ban … [Read more...]
Why America isn’t America for Every American Family
Alternate title: Gay Marriage Protects American Families. Science Blogs' Dispatches from the Culture Wars brings us a story originally found at 365Gay: Janice Langbehn and Lisa Pond had planned to take their three children on a family … [Read more...]
Everybody Wins!
Kris Mineau, Ray Flynn and the rest get to continue to do their ugly pathetic thing--be the righteous victims of wickedness, cheated again by legislative shenanigans or corruption or the just plain horrible tyranny of the majority (in this … [Read more...]
Travaglini applies the SJC Ruling to the CONCON arbitrarily for a reason
Is it just me or does someone else finally see the reason why Senate President Robert Travaglini chose to advance one Constitutional Convention ballot question and adjourn before fulfilling his Constitutional duty and voting on another … [Read more...]
A Tribute to MLK and Today’s Nameless Advocates for Equality
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 78 today. Below is the complete I Have a Dream speech, given August 28, 1963 at The March on Washington (You can read it here.).</objecth/t Pam … [Read more...]
A New Approach For Preserving Equal Rights in Massachusetts
I was talking to a friend about the anti-equality amendment to our Constitution and he asked, "Why can't you propose an amendment to the Constitution preserving equal rights in all things - including marriage - for all citizens of … [Read more...]
Worcester Marriage Rally Gets Ugly
Ms. Loy, admittedly, was in a section of the rally where she should have expected some resistance to her presence. But to be shoved to the ground by a 240+lb. man so hard that her head hit the pavement? It was completely uncalled for, to … [Read more...]
Rally at the State House Sunday
Please Read, Take Action and ForwardGovernor Romney is at it again, trying to score political points off the backs of same-sex couples and their families. Last week, by a vote of 109-87, a majority of Massachusetts legislators voted to … [Read more...]
Human RIghts at the ConCon: It’s Happening Today
If you have another minute call 617-722-2000 to leave the same message for your own state Senator and Representative "VOTE YES on Health Care and no on marriage discrimination today".The health amendment seeks to make quality, affordable … [Read more...]