MA Family Institute assesses options concerning newly passed Transgender Bathroom Law Thursday, July 14, 2016 The bathroom bill signed into last Friday by Governor Baker puts millions of women and children in our Commonwealth at risk. Despite the thousands of calls and emails from concerned citizens to their legislators and our governor, our elected officials on […]
Massachusetts Family Institute | News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lena Wakim | lena@mafamily.org | 781.569.0400 Governor Fails to Protect MA Women and Children In his decision to sign the Bathroom Bill, Governor Charlie Baker has opened the door for predators to enter public bathrooms, locker rooms and showers and to abuse this vague legislation. Even in […]
We learned yesterday that the bathroom bill is out of conference committee and on its way to the Governor’s desk. It could get there as early as tomorrow, and, because the committee has added an “emergency preamble” to it, the law would go into effect as soon as the governor signs it. That means your wife […]
The six legislators charged with working out the differences between the House and Senate versions of the Transgender Bathroom / Locker room Bill met publically in conference committee today for all of 90 seconds before voting 5 – 1 to kick out the media and hold their negotiations in secret. (Thank you, Senator Tarr, for […]
If you haven’t heard yet about Maya Dillard Smith, you need to read this article. Ms. Smith was interim director of the Georgia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), until she recently tendered her resignation over the bathroom bill issue when it began to affect her family. “I have shared my personal experience of […]
Over the past week, since the MA House passed their version of the Bathroom Bill, your phone calls, letters and emails have been flooding the governor’s office, telling him to veto the bill when it gets to his desk. People have been asking me whether or not Governor Baker has signed the bill, and the good […]
As MFI’s communications director, I know we are fighting an uphill battle for family values in Massachusetts, and yesterday’s vote in the MA House to pass the Bathroom Bill was disappointing. Nevertheless, we have reason to be encouraged. What you may not have read in the news is that there were hundreds of faithful citizens gathered […]
*AFTERNOON UPDATE: We are hearing that people are now able to get through to the governor’s office and talk to a live person. If you weren’t able to get through yesterday or this morning, call now and tell him to VETO the Bathroom Bill! Call the Boston Office at 617.725.4005 Call the Springfield Office at […]
Friends of MFI, The Massachusetts legislature is preparing to pass one of the worst pieces of legislation on Beacon Hill, the Transgender Bathroom and Locker room bill. It has already passed the State Senate, and the House will be voting on the Bathroom Bill this Wednesday, June 1st. Even more discouraging is that the House voted […]
We put out the call last week for pro-family supporters to fill the Grand Staircase at the State House in solidarity against the Bathroom Bill… and you DID IT! More than 160 parents, grandparents and children gathered to call on legislators to protect the safety and privacy of our families. Thank you to all who were able to […]