Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus

29/07/2024

Legislative Alert:
The State Senate may take up the Mass Parentage Act on Tuesday! We've been lobbying hard to pass it into law.

Please call your State Senator and ask them to support the Mass Parentage Act!

16/06/2024

Great News: We won the House vote on the Parentage Bill - unanimously! Thank you to everyone who called their state rep!

Next stop: The State Senate.
Please call your MA State Senator and ask them to vote for the Parentage Act (H4750)

12/06/2024

IMPORTANT & TIMELY:
Parentage Bill vote in the legislature this Wednesday (6/11). Please call your Massachusetts state legislators and ask them to vote for H4672 - so our families and children are treated equally under the law.

Here's a Fact Sheet with the old bill number:

10/06/2024

Thank you to all the friends, allies and supporters who have made donations to our organization this PRIDE month to help us with our advocacy for LGBTQ equality!

Happy PRIDE!

02/06/2024

Happy Pride! Join us this Friday at the New Gala for the LGBTQ+ Museum: https://bostonlgbtqmuseum.org/the-ball?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR366Zf4KQyy9DaL6L68i55OXCrWmNATlzCO0StLxsI1D1CKDxyRSuJWuME_aem_AcwVTdkl0vMCkXTq8XCl2iCHAs0mhynt3ze5CyMkXUzdbFxfdGLJnq9Kj7yTZOvmdT7lAivNLUylH438YFqOFeb4

The Portraits of Pride Ball is an annual fundraising gala held for the benefit of the museum's mission and impact programs.

29/03/2024

Happy Anniversary!

20 years ago, the Massachusetts Gay and Le***an Political Caucus led the lobbying effort to defeat a ban on marriage equality. The battle lasted 10 years. But in 2004, it became a battle to preserve the marriage rights won in the courts.

So today we thank the brave legislators who withstood enormous political pressure and voted to support our right to marry.

And we celebrate all the wonderful LGBTQs and allies who fought so hard to win that historic battle.

When we fight for justice and equality, we win!

20/12/2023

I offered a political perspective to coverage of the Pope's announcement:

Local Catholics and advocates have mixed reactions to Pope Francis' decree allowing priests to bless same-sex couples. The new rule is a step toward inclusion, but doesn't allow priests to officiate gay weddings. Many see it as a welcome shift, even as the sting of the church's long opposition to ga...

21/11/2023

On the 20th Anniversary of Marriage Equality in Massachusetts, Co-Chairs Gary Daffin and Arline Isaacson reflect on those battles, starting at minute 33:17 on WBUR's Radio Boston: https://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2023/11/17/goodridge-marshall-gay-marriage-massachusetts?fbclid=IwAR0l2Me043bQjA_j6auTCkhteaZ-OaWs05Xj3_moCHP6RSMkAz5qbvVQ_84

On the 20th anniversary of the Goodridge decision, we talk with Hillary Goodridge, one of the lead plaintiffs in the court case that created marriage equality in Massachusetts, as well as Margaret Marshall, the former Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court chief justice who wrote the opinion in the Go...

01/09/2023

Thank you Boston Mayor Wu!

Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration said the city made the move as part of a slate of new “gender-aware guidelines” to make the city more inclusive.

29/06/2023

As we close out PRIDE month, we thank Judi Hirsch's beloved sister Alma for honoring Judi's memory with a generous donation to MGLPC. We love and miss Judi.

25/06/2023

Join MGLPC Monday evening 6/26/23 as we close out Pride month with a panel discussion at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

15/06/2023

June 14, 2007: We dealt the death blow in Massachusetts to DOMA (the ban on marriage equality)! Just a few months ago, our Congressmen and Senators voted for the Respect for Marriage Act with Joe Biden's enthusiastic support. Thank you to all who worked with us. Elections have consequences! Happy Pride!