US Congressman Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts will join a host of speakers at a “Yes on 3” rally to protect transgender rights in the Bay State this Sunday, September 16.
The rally starts at 10 a.m. at Copley Square and is cosponsored by Boston Pride and Freedom for All Massachusetts.
September 16 marks just 50 short days until Election Day, November 6.
It might be tempting to rest assured that a true-blue state like Massachusetts would never repeal the 2016 transgender rights law that Governor Charlie Baker signed with overwhelming support from Beacon Hill.
But if Massachusetts voters sit back and relax and don’t reach out to friends and neighbors to make sure everyone understands the upcoming ballot referendum to repeal that law, basic civil rights may be rescinded in the Bay State on November 6.
A very large percentage of Massachusetts voters do not understand what this law, which is so much more than a “bathroom bill,” actually does and does not do—or even that a ballot to repeal people’s rights to go to a restaurant or ride the T or visit a doctor’s office or emergency room like everyone else is coming up on the November 6 ballot.
A Suffolk University Political Research Center survey showed the ballot initiative is looking to be one of the closest battles the state has seen: as recently as June, 37 percent of Massachusetts voters would repeal protections for transgender people that everyone else takes for granted, with an additional 13 percent still undecided, according to the survey.
Once again, Massachusetts finds itself a battleground state on the verge of setting another precedent: on November 6, it will be the first state where voters uphold—or repeal—important civil rights.
Go to freedommassachusetts.org to find out more. And join Congressman Kennedy, Boston Pride and Freedom Massachusetts at the rally in Copley Square at 10 a.m. this Sunday, September 16, to show your support! And remember to Vote YES on 3.
