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About us. MGLPC is the most experienced and respected lobbying operation on Beacon Hill working for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equal rights. For 30 years MGLPC has represented your many interests with full-time, professional lobbyists. Check our In the News
page for media updates about our community’s political progress and MGLPC’s leadership. Contributions make it possible. Please contribute.
Through MGLPC -- and all those who support us, as members, donors, volunteers, lawmakers -- Massachusetts made history with one of the nation's first Gay Civil Rights laws, first Hate Crimes laws and toughest HIV confidentiality laws. We've beaten back anti-gay civil rights and adoption measures, and the ‘02 anti-gay marriage ballot initiative. And in ‘03, we sponsored the state's first civil marriage bill.
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Courage won out - Victory at last!
After weeks of painful uncertainty, the Massachusetts legislature took an historic vote today, June 14, defeating the anti-gay constitutional amendment 151 to 45.
MGLPC Co-chair Arline Issacson said "Courage won out over fear. Thousands of lesbian and gay married couples can rest more easily tonight. And thousands more can be assured that marriage equality will be there when they're ready to marry the person they love."
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MGLPC works every day in the State House to promote and safeguard LGBT community interests and issues. The marriage battle is simply the most dramatic in a very long string of issues MGLPC has lobbied in the Legislature and Governor’s office. Generous contributions make this work possible. Please contribute.
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