Personal Stories Made the Difference in MA
Dustin on Jun 15th 2007
The Boston Globe has great coverage of yesterday’s victory for marriage equality in Massachusetts. As many of this movement’s leaders have recognized, marriage in Massachusetts stands as a beacon of light for marriage advocates nationwide. If we had lost that fight, it would have been a demoralizing defeat. But we won. And we will continue to win–one state at a time.
And the reason we won is this: LGBTQ people in Massachusetts wrote, called and visited their legislators time and time again. They shared their very personal stories. They spoke of not being able to care for their sick partner in the hospital, of children who wanted their mommies and daddies to stay married, of pursuing the quintessential American dream: a safe, loving home and family.
Lawmakers heard them, changed their minds, and changed their votes.
Check out this article from the Globe: “Personal Stories Changed Minds”. It reminds me why I do the work I do each day for our families. I trust it will inspire you to continue being visible, sharing your stories, too.
To get hooked into Family Pride’s national speakers bureau, OUTSpoken Families, which trains individuals to tell their stories effectively to neighbors, friends, teachers, lawmakers, the media and more, visit our OUTSpoken page here.
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