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Massachusetts Senate OKs transgender rights bill; Governor promises to sign
BOSTON — The Transgender Equal Rights Bill — which had passed the Massachusetts House on Tuesday night with a 95-58 vote — cleared the state’s Senate on Wednesday with Senators approving the measure on a voice vote with no opposition.
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Massachusetts House passes transgender equality rights bill
BOSTON — In a late night session Tuesday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed the Transgender Equal Rights bill without amendment. The approved version added “gender identity” to employment, education, housing, and credit non-discrimination law, as well as to hate crimes law.
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Silly phony ‘activist’ Michael Brown claims that gays are ‘sexualizing’ children
In a column in One News Now, an “activist” named Michael Brown reveals the ignorance of the religious right when it comes to the gay community.
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Massachusetts governor knows what it’s like to be different, says ‘It Gets Better’
Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has delivered his message to LGBT youth who have bullied and harassed: “I know what it’s like to be different … You need to know, it gets better.”
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Sen. Scott Brown at center of controversy over absence from anti-bullying video
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) has come under fire over his refusal to participate in a video for the “It Gets Better Project” that featured all other members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation.
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Massachusetts congressional delegation releases ‘It Gets Better’ video
The Massachusetts congressional delegation on Wednesday released their video contribution to the “It Gets Better Project,” aimed at inspiring LGBT youth facing adversity and depression.
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Massachusetts study finds alarming trend in homelessness among LGBTQ youth
In a study published online Thursday by the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Boston’s Children’s Hospital, researchers found that that 25 percent of gay and lesbian public high school students in Massachusetts were homeless.
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Sen. John Kerry discuss his ‘evolution’ on marriage equality
Sen. John Kerry: “These seven years of marriage equality in Massachusetts might as well have been 30 years: they erased decades of myths.”
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Cambridge, Mass., to reimburse gay employees for unfair federal tax
The city of Cambridge, Mass., said it will reimburse nearly two dozen gay public employees to offset the cost of a federal tax that city officials call unfair.
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Boston Red Sox: ‘It’s OK to be your own unique being’
The Boston Red Sox on Friday joined the “It Gets Better Project” and “The Trevor Project” in producing a video to inspire hope for young people who may be struggling adversity and intolerance.