MassEquality greets 2017 with six-point LGBT-rights agenda
2017 is here, and the fight for LGBT civil rights — both in terms of progress and saving basic, hard-fought civil rights — is on.
For the Bay State, MassEquality has put forth its six-point agenda for the New...
NH Democratic chair is a top contender to head DNC
Raymond Buckley, chairman of the New Hampshire Democratic Party and vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, is a top contender to become chairman of the national party organization.
Buckley is also the first out gay...
Troubling Tide of Post-Election Bigotry Reaches Mayor’s Desk
"I know that the good always always outweighs the bad," wrote openly gay Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke, Massachusetts, on his Facebook page after receiving a homophobic and threatening message earlier this week. And yet,...
Donald Trump claims to be gay-friendly. Could it be so?
"The gays love me," proclaimed U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump on the campaign trial at rallies and on television and radio news interviews. "I'm much better for the gays," he insists.
But after a campaign full...
Granite State Governor & LGBT-Rights Advocate Maggie Hassan defeats U.S. Sen. Ayotte
In a tight race not called until late the day after the election, New Hampshire's Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan has officially won first-term Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte's seat on the U.S. Senate, 51-48.
On July 1,...
All 15 MassEquality-endorsed incumbents reelected, joining Cyr & Lewis on Beacon Hill
Hours after Hillary Clinton delivered her speech conceding the White House to the GOP nominee, Deborah Shields executive director of MassEquality, offered the following words to our LGBTQ community and allies:
Today, we are all dealing...
HRC President Chad Griffin post-election: ‘We don’t slow down, We double down’
Immediately following the calling of the 2016 election last night, Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued the following statement:
“Throughout our nation’s history, we’ve faced devastating setbacks in our pursuit of a more perfect...
Julian Cyr aims to bring his strong, supportive LGBT record to Bay State Senate
He's a fresh face with a seasoned record of support for LGBT issues at the state house.
Earlier this year, Julian Cyr — former chair of the Massachusetts Commission in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth — stepped...
Anti-transgender advocates collect enough signatures for 2018 ballot question repeal
The anti-transgender advocacy group Keep Massachusetts safe has collected enough signatures to put a referendum question on the 2018 ballot asking voters to repeal the newly enacted and hard-won law that extends equal transgender rights—S.2407, "An...
New local pubic-service training program in Vermont reaches out to LGBT women
Vermont's state legislature is made up of 40% women—the highest representation than any other US state except Colorado. However there are far fewer women serving at the town level. So a new program, Emerge...
