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Gay Republican Richard Tisei loses U.S. House bid in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Democrat Seth Moulton has won the race for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, defeating openly gay Republican Richard Tisei.
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Election preview: Top 10 races to watch for LGBT candidates
This year’s election night is likely to be an important one for the LGBT history books: Voters in Massachusetts are expected to elect the nation’s first-ever openly gay state attorney general, and voters in Maine could very well elect the nation’s first-ever openly gay governor. Two candidates for Congress could well become the first openly gay Republican elected …
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Ex-Massachusetts Episcopalian Bishop Thomas Shaw dies
BOSTON — Thomas Shaw, a gay monk who served as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts for nearly two decades and championed Palestinian, minority and other causes, has died. He was 69.
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Gay rights group to protest Gordon College ban on ‘homosexual behavior’
BOSTON — Gay rights advocates will be rallying during Gordon College’s homecoming to call on the college to eliminate its ban against “homosexual behavior.” OneGordon, an association of gay alumni, students and staff, will protest on the campus quad Saturday while homecoming events are taking place.
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Healey wins big in Mass. Attorney General primary
Massachusetts Attorney General candidate Maura Healey won the hotly-contested Democratic primary, advancing to the November general election. If she wins in November, Healey would become the first openly LGBT attorney general candidate ever elected in the United States.
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Anti-gay activist qualifies as candidate for Mass. governor
BOSTON — Scott Lively, the anti-gay pastor who has dedicated much of his professional life to combating what he calls the “evil Satan inspired homosexual agenda,” has submitted the necessary signatures and paperwork to qualify as an independent candidate for governor of the state of Massachusetts.
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Massachusetts to remove barriers to transgender related healthcare
BOSTON — A range of gender identity treatments — including hormone therapy and gender-reassignment surgery — could soon be covered in both private insurance and in public programs for Massachusetts residents. The Patrick administration said Friday that it’s seeking to extend health care coverage for medically necessary treatments needed to address gender identity or gender […]
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The fight for equality: Tactics endure after 10 years of same-sex marriage
BOSTON — Supporters and activists routinely ask gay couples to meet with reluctant lawmakers to put a human face on same-sex marriage. They file lawsuits. They use unexpected allies — in some cases, churches — to spread their message.
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After Massachusetts’ first same-sex marriages, ‘joy spread’
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Newlyweds and couples celebrated Friday along with the lead lawyer in the landmark case behind the first same-sex marriages in Massachusetts and the nation 10 years ago.
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Mass. governor signs tougher LGBT supportive anti-bullying bill into law
BOSTON — Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a bill designed to build on the state’s 2010 anti-bullying law by strengthening protections for LGBT students and students with disabilities.