Small business owner, erstwhile unemployed guy, and self-identified MA Tea Party Republican Mark Fisher wants to be governor here. He spoke with me today about his vision of what government should and should not be about. On his campaign … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Needs an Experienced, Professional AG
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...]
New Jersey Marriage Equality Advocates Are Heading Back to Court
Advocates for same-sex marriage in New Jersey are heading back to court on Wednesday in an effort to invalidate New Jersey's discriminatory heterosexuals-only marriage law. New Jersey doesn't allow same-sex couples to marry, but rather … [Read more...]
Gov. Chris Christie is Keeping New Jersey Mired in the Discriminatory Past
The passage of a marriage equality law in Delaware last week leaves New Jersey the only Atlantic coast state north of Virginia to retain a discriminatory marriage law. “[V]acationers this summer can travel anywhere from Portland, Maine, … [Read more...]
MassEquality Nowhere Near Done
No, we're not all set here in Massachusetts on LGBTQ issues, including marriage equality. A decade after Goodridge, MassEquality's Executive Director, Kara Suffredini, is still working a set of big bills. She came on over at Left Ahead … [Read more...]
Republican Senatorial Candidates From Massachusetts Debate DOMA
The three Massachusetts Republicans vying for the Bay State's open U.S. Senate seat held their first debate on Wednesday night. Candidates Mike Sullivan, Dan Winslow and Gabriel Gomez were asked to give their views on two marriage-related … [Read more...]
Marriage-Equality Crusader Upbeat
One marriage-equality crusader tired of liberals' ain't-it-awful chant joined us today on Left Ahead. The Rev. John Buehrens was the first straight on Freedom to Marry's board and has served on it for nine years. He is relentlessly … [Read more...]
TV Ad Launched in New Hampshire Urging Lawmakers to Reject Bill Repealing Marriage Equality
The New Hampshire House is expected to vote as soon as the first week of January, 2012 on HB437, a bill to repeal the state's freedom to marry law. 63% of New Hampshire voters oppose repealing marriage equality. Standing Up For NH … [Read more...]
Mitt Romney doubles age of “traditional” marriage from 3,000 to 6,000 years
Opponents of marriage equality often rely on "time immemorial" type excuses for their anti-gay bias, saying that marriage has been defined as a relationship between one man and one woman for so many thousands of years. How many thousands … [Read more...]
What Mary Z. Connaughton (for Auditor) Doesn’t Want You to Know
This was reported by me over at KnowThyNeighbor and that Mary Z. Connaughton's Press Secretary, Mike Flynn, does not want any topic outside of "what an auditor does" to be discussed. As a matter of fact, he told me that this is coming … [Read more...]
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