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merrily

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5. I don't know what to do about states outside my geographical area, except to give to HRC

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Original post)

Sat Jan 30, 2016, 06:03 AM

Jan 2016

(for me) or some similar organization (maybe for others) and hope they fight successfully.

I live in Massachusetts and am not aware of any crazy statutes about any minority group or women here. I'm not saying everyone's behavior is perfect. Even Rep. Lynch (D) was no prize on issues relevant to women and the LGBTQ community. However, when he ran against Markey, Lynch got more liberal because statewide elections here are different from the district he had then.

On laws, however, Massachusetts has done very well relative to other states, esp. for a state that has had large and devout religious populations, esp. Irish and Italian Catholics.

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I don't know what to do about states outside my geographical area, except to give to HRC merrily Jan 2016 #5

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