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Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
Revisiting Maura Healey AG Campaign
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
Wednesday Jul 23, 2014
Maura Healey candidate for Attorney General in
Massachusetts who was recently endorsed by HRC (Human Rights Campaign),
the nation’s largest LGBT civil rights organization talks with Emmy Winner Charlotte Robinson host of
OUTTAKE VOICES™. Healey who is
openly gay is currently leading the democratic primary polls by a narrow
margin. Maura served as Assistant Attorney General under Attorney
General Martha Coakley for the last seven years where she achieved
monumental victories to protect consumers, homeowners and championed
LGBT equality. As Chief of the Attorney General’s Civil Rights division
Healey spearheaded and argued the first successful challenge to DOMA
(Defense of Marriage Act). We talked to Healey about her historic
campaign, the recent US Supreme Court’s ruling supporting religious
exemptions as in the case of Hobby Lobby that will affect the current
version of ENDA and her spin on our LGBT issues.
When asked what her personal commitment is to LGBT civil rights Healey
stated, “My commitment to LGBT civil rights is deeply personal and it’s
deeply professional. As a gay person myself I’m acutely aware of
discrimination and how that plays out when it comes to housing,
employment, education and hate crimes. We still see LGBT people
victimized on a daily basis and we read about that in the news and so we
obviously have more work to do and certainly as Attorney General, as
somebody who’s going to be in charge of enforcing the laws I’m going to
fight to make sure that every LGBT person in our state feels safe, that
we promote diversity and inclusiveness and that we support and make real
Equality and equal treatment under the law.”
Maura Healey will be in Provincetown attending the GLAD (Gay &
Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) 33rd annual Summer Party on Saturday
July 26th at the Pilgrim Monument & Provincetown Museum. Then on
Sunday July 27th there will be an Outer-Cape Fundraiser/Kick-Off Party
hosted by comedian Kate Clinton at The Harbor Lounge 359 Commercial
Street Provincetown, MA. This is a perfect opportunity to learn how
Maura’s bid for Attorney General will be a real game-changer over the
next 4 years. If you can’t make it to Provincetown this weekend there
will be another fundraising event on Friday August 29th. Kick off the
Labor Day Holiday Weekend in style with small plate samplings from some
of the most celebrated epicurean masters on the East Coast including Top
Chef Tiffani Faison and Iron Chef Mary Dumont at Sage Lounge 336
Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA. Kate Clinton will be hosting this event as well.
For More Info & Contribute: maurahealey.com


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