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Where were you?

Nov 18, 2008

I was living in Vienna, Austria five years ago when I heard that the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court had ruled to end marriage discrimination in my home state.

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Election 2008: Hope, Change and Work Ahead for LGBT Community

Nov 5, 2008

Today is an extraordinary day for all Americans.  For LGBT Americans, it’s a day when we embrace hope and change – and also re-charge for the work and challenges ahead.

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Pioneering Social Work Dean Took on Anti-Gay Foster Care Policy

Oct 27, 2008

Diana Waldfogel was the dean of Simmons School of Social Work and President of the Massachusetts chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) in the 1980’s. When the Dukakis administration put into place a discriminatory anti-gay foster care policy, NASW Executive Director Carol Brill took on both Health and Human Services Secretary Phil Johnston - who likes to describe himself as a social worker - and Governor Dukakis - whom NASW and the social work community had helped to get into office through our work at the community level.

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Experiencing Decision Day

Oct 15, 2008

Having waited for the Connecticut marriage decision for two-thirds of my tenure at GLAD - and having spent the first one-third preparing for the briefs and argument in the case - seeing the handwritten sign on the office door at 8:57AM on Friday morning “Connecticut is Coming Down” was thrilling. And petrifying.  Thrilling because of the long wait; petrifying because we had to implement the “decision-day plan” that for 17 months had just been a few pieces of paper.

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Defending Marriage Equality

Oct 10, 2008

Nothing is more important than defending marriage equality in California. Four states – California, Connecticut, Florida and Arizona – have questions about marriage equality on the ballot, and their outcome could set the marriage movement either forward or backward.  State and national LGBT organizations, including GLAD, are uniting to support these critical state-level battles.

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