BOSTON - Eileen Donoghue, candidate for state Senate in the 1st Middlesex District, has gained the endorsement of MassEquality, a grassroots organization working to achieve full equality for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

"Eileen is a long-time supporter of marriage equality, and she has pledged to sponsor the Transgender Civil Rights Bill. MassEquality is proud to endorse her for state senator," said Dee Dee Edmondson, chair of the MassEquality PAC.

MassEquality's endorsements were made on the basis of several criteria, including the candidate's support for the Transgender Civil Rights Bill, which will extend employment, housing, education, credit, and hate crimes protections to transgender residents of Massachusetts, as well as the candidate's support for an Equality Agenda that includes the preservation of marriage equality in Massachusetts and robust public funding for LGBT programs and services.

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