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Marriage Equality in New England
MassEquality is joining forces with Gay & Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) and state-wide organizations to secure marriage equality in every New England state within the next five years.
Marriage equality is protected in Massachusetts for the foreseeable future - but that's not enough. It's time loving, same-sex couples in other states had access to the same rights and protections of marriage that non-gay couples enjoy. And it's time that Massachusetts no longer be the only state in the nation with true equality in marriage.
Working hand-in-hand with GLAD and our partner equality organizations in each state, we're ready to win equality in New England.
Our Priorities
GLAD and MassEquality: a ground-breaking partnership. Never before has an LGBT political organization worked hand-in-hand and completely in sync with an LGBT legal and advocacy organization. There is tremendous power in bringing these two elements together to craft and implement strategies to advance the cause of LGBT equality. Here's how GLAD and MassEquality are helping win in each state:
- Strategic Planning: We're helping some of the New England state-wide organizations develop comprehensive, aggressive plans to win marriage equality in the next five years.
- Growing Electoral Power: We're supporting our New England partners in launching electoral plans designed to grow the pro-equality ranks in each state legislature, and to build political power for the LGBT community in each state.
- Grassroots Organizing: We're helping build robust state-wide field organizations to show every legislator that there is strong support for marriage equality in their districts. We're also identifying those who can tell their personal story about why marriage equality is important to them.
- Building Organizational Strength: We're working with some of the state-wide organizations to help them grow in strength and develop their internal capacity so that there are strong LGBT equality organizations in each state in New England.
- Communication and Public Education: We're helping get the message out: marriage equality is good for families, good for communities, and good for New England.
