Democratic Atty. Gen. Mra Healey has been elected ernor of Massachetts, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the office.
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- MRA HEALEY BE FIRST GAY WOMAN ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
- MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
- HEALEY ELECTED FIRST FEMALE, GAY MASSACHETTS ERNOR
- BEHD THE MPAIGN TO ELECT THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MASSACHETTS STATE LEGISLATOR
- GAY POLICIANS ARE MASTREAM: THE MASSACHETTS MIRACLE
MRA HEALEY BE FIRST GAY WOMAN ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
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Mra Healey has been elected ernor of Massachetts, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the feated Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of former Print Tmp. Healey and Democrat Ta Kotek, a ndidate for ernor Oregon, each began the day wh a chance to bee the first openly lbian person elected ernor of a — elected eight years ago as the natn’s first openly gay attorney general — snapped what’s bee known Massachetts as the “curse of the attorney general.
MRA HEALEY IS FIRST WOMAN AND FIRST OUT GAY PERSON ELECTED MASSACHETTS ERNOR
Healey, the state’s first woman and openly gay ndidate elected to the office, feated Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of former Print Donald Tmp. Healey — elected eight years ago as the natn’s first openly gay attorney general — snapped what’s bee known Massachetts as the “curse of the attorney general.
Massachetts’ Democratic attorney general, Mra Healey, has been elected ernor, makg history as the state’s first woman and first openly gay ndidate elected to the feated the Republin Geoff Diehl, a former state reprentative who had the endorsement of Donald Tmp. Healey and Ta Kotek, a Democratic ndidate for ernor Oregon, each began the day wh a chance to bee the first out gay woman elected ernor of a the mpaign, Healey pledged to expand job trag programs, make childre more affordable and mornize schools.
HEALEY ELECTED FIRST FEMALE, GAY MASSACHETTS ERNOR
” Healey, wearg a whe pantsu, an outf that has e to symbolize women’s rights, got a staed ovatn om the packed crowd upon clarg that she will be the first woman and first gay person ever elected Massachetts ernor. Ta Kotek, the projected wner of the Oregon ernor's race, will be only the send woman elected to lead her, who was the first openly gay attorney general elected the untry 2014, was prevly a civil rights lawyer. the state's first openly gay or lbian ernor.
Noble's electn to the Massachetts Hoe ma her the state's first openly gay or lbian elected official. "When I ran for polil office, was really important to me to be open about my gayns, even though I felt a lot of prsure om people tellg me to eher downplay or not say anythg about at all, " she told filmmakers for a documentary about her, lled "Somethg Personal.
This is the openg of the first ternatnal gay rights Congrs, " she told Morng people had plenty of exampl for how to n for elected office and when. " Maguire was happy about the electn of Mra Healey, the first woman and first openly gay person elected ernor Massachetts. "Maguire herself is also an LGBTQ pneer: She hosted the show GayWay on WBUR.
BEHD THE MPAIGN TO ELECT THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MASSACHETTS STATE LEGISLATOR
Congrsman Gerry Studds beme the first out member of Congrs when he was forced to reveal his gayns 1983 after was revealed he'd had "a relatnship" wh a 17-year-old male page. Those who go after trans kids or those who are homophobic and discrimate agast our muny. Gay ndidate Alex Morse has lost the Democratic primary Massachetts's First Congrsnal District to cumbent Richard Neal, and some of Morse's supporters are blamg allegatns that pated Morse's sexualy a negative Associated Prs lled the race for Neal at 9:42 p.
Neal, who has a good rerd on LGBTQ+ issu and is father to a gay son, was endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign and Equaly PAC (the polil actn arm of the Congrsnal LGBTQ Cc) early Augt, the College Democrats of Massachetts and s chapters at Amherst College and the Universy of Massachetts at Amherst barred Morse om their events and said he had ed his posn as a mayor and as a part-time lecturer at UMass-Amherst to have romantic and sexual relatnships wh llege stunts.
He apologized to anyone who had been unfortable their teractns wh publicy led to some homophobic dog whistl, wh one Holyoke Cy Council member sayg Morse had been havg sex wh teenagers (implyg pedophilia), and the super PAC Amerin Workg Fai releasg an ad -- mistakenly, said -- referrg to Morse's sex life and cricizg his LGBTQ Victory Fund blamed his feat on homophobic attacks. "LGBTQ ndidat are facg a growg number of homophobic and transphobic attacks this year and whether they succeed or fail will set an important precent for the future.
GAY POLICIANS ARE MASTREAM: THE MASSACHETTS MIRACLE
Neal has nounced homophobia and said he had no nnectn to the allegatns.
The statewi College Democrats nmned homophobia too, the UMass-Amherst chapter has issued an apology to Morse, the universy is vtigatg Morse's nduct there, and the Massachetts Democratic Party has pledged to vtigate the whole matter now that the primary is another closely watched race Massachetts, U. But his take on gay marriage is a b Baker ramped up his urtship of voters this sprg, he released a vio toutg his relatnship wh his brother Alex — who’s gay and married.