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Mass. Transgender Political Coalition Names Gunner Scott Director, MTPC, Jan 10, 2008
Holly Ryan Named MTPC Chair, urges supporters to contribute and work toward passage of legislation providing full equality for all in Massachusetts more...
Mass. Gay & Lesbian Political Caucus celebrates at annual fund-raiser, In Newsweekly, Aug 02, 2007
Attorney General Martha Coakley, this year's marquee special guest, struck a highly celebratory chord in her brief remarks. The first woman to be elected to the state's top lawyer job, Coakley is widely seen as an unequivocal supporter of civil rights for all, including civil and constitutional rights for GLBT Massachusetts residents. more...
Inequality runs through it, In Newsweekly, Jul 26, 2007
For three decades, the Caucus has fought the good fight on everything from battling foster care inequality to advocating confidentiality in HIV testing, from fighting for safe schools funding to thwarting anti-gay legislation, from pressing for repeal of anti-gay sodomy laws to proposing domestic partnership legislation. more...
Gay-union foes vow to target legislators, Boston Globe, Jul 24, 2007
MGLPC's years of lobbying the legislature and our work with coalition partners has produced a super-majority of legislators opposed to banning same-sex marriage. "We acknowledge that our support in the current Legislature is weak ..." said Kris Mineau, spokesman for VoteOnMarriage.org more...
You can "I Do", In Newsweekly, Jun 21, 2007
Of lawmakers who voted to defeat the measure, including nine legislators who changed their minds since the last vote on Jan. 2, MGLPC Co-chair Arline Isaacson said, "They are profiles in courage," having stood up to "intolerance and prejudice," adding, "We will love these people for the rest of our lives." more...
Waves of change swept away bid vs. gay nuptials, Boston Globe, Jun 17, 2007
Legislators' eyes also opened to an even more politically potent fact, Isaacson said: that most of their constituents weren't losing sleep over gay marriage. "They care more about healthcare and the economy," she said. "This wasn't a high priority, so how they voted wasn't going to hurt them." more...
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