 The MassEquality logo | |
 U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts | |
| Founded | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Location | |
Area served | Massachusetts |
Key people | Tanya Neslusan, executive director |
| Website | massequality |
MassEquality is a Boston-based organization that seeks to promote LGBT rights in the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It supported the implementation of Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's 2003 decision that legalized same-sex marriage, and opposed efforts to adopt an amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution seeking to limit the impact of or annul the ruling.
The coalition was formed in the late 1990s in response to the first attempts in the Massachusetts state legislature to pass a "defense of marriage act" that would have prohibited the recognition of same-sex marriage. MassEquality was formally incorporated in late 2001 as a 501(c)4 advocacy organization, though it operated without staff until after the Goodridge decision.
The organization is a member of the Equality Federation.[1][2]
- ^ "Kara Suffredini Named to Equality Federation Board of Directors". MassEquality. September 30, 2011. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ "Member Organizations". Equality Federation. Retrieved January 14, 2014.