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MassEquality Announces Endorsement of Katherine Clark for Congress

BOSTON – Today, MassEquality announces its endorsement of State Senator Katherine Clark (D – Melrose) for Congress. Senator Clark is running to fill the Fifth Congressional District seat vacated by Senator Markey in his successful bid for U.S. Senate. The general election is on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. 

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Dec 2, 2013

Take the Pledge: LGBT Orgs United To Fight HIV

On September 27, in support of National Gay Men's HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, hundreds of organizations and individuals have signed onto a joint letter to re-engage with the broader LGBT community in the fight against HIV/AIDS. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gay, bisexual, and men to have sex with men account of 63% of the new HIV infections in 2010.
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Sep 27, 2013

MassEquality Statement on US Treasury and Health and Human Service Rulings For Married, Same-Sex Couples

This week, US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that the Internal Revenue Service would treat legally married same-sex couples as married under federal tax rules regardless of whether or not their state of residence recognizes their marriage. US Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius also issued a memo that removes restrictions that had previously been placed on married same-sex couples in which one spouse was a beneficiary in private Medicare plans.
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Aug 30, 2013

Massachusetts Transgender Equal Rights Coalition Congratulates California on New Law Ensuring Equal Access for Transgender Students; Urges Mass. Legislature to Pass Transgender Equal Access Bill

Boston, MA – Yesterday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the School Success and Opportunity Act (AB1266), ensuring that transgender students can fully access all school activities, sports teams, programs and facilities – including sex- segregated bathrooms and locker rooms – that match their gender identity.
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Aug 13, 2013