Bay Windows 12/16/1993

On December 16, Bay Windows covered the passage of the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law which I worked on.

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Belmont Citizen-Hearld

On December 16th, 1993, I was interviewed for the Belmont Citizen-Herald about my work advocating for LGBTQ students in Massachusetts.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

On December 11, 1993, The Philadelphia Inquirer ran a story on the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Law which I had worked on.

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WBZ News 4, Boston

On December 10, 1993, I was interviewed on WBZ-TV 4 Boston in a segment called about my work on legislation to protect LGBTQ students in Massachusetts public schools.

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House Bill 3353 passes (LGBT activism)

Gov Weld signs the Gay & Lesbian Student Rights Law (L to R) Emily Fishbein, Allison Bowen, Jamie Resnick, Paul Celucci, Chris Hannon, Marsian De Lellis, David LaFontaine, Rep. Byron Rushing, Sarah Lonberg-Lew, Anya Yankovich, and Phyllis Scattergood, 1993
Gov Weld signs the Gay & Lesbian Student Rights Law (L to R) Emily Fishbein, Allison Bowen, Jamie Resnick, Paul Celucci, Chris Hannon, Marsian De Lellis, David LaFontaine, Rep. Byron Rushing, Sarah Lonberg-Lew, Anya Yankovich, and Phyllis Scattergood, 1993

On December 10th, 1993, “The Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Bill” was signed into law. Up until 1993, Massachusetts law protected students against discrimination in terms of admission to public schools or access to school courses and activities on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, religion, and national origin. House Bill 3353 – “The Gay and Lesbian Student Rights Bill”, added sexual orientation to the protected classes.

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New York Times

On December 8th, 1993, the New York Times printed , which covered work I had been doing on the Gay and Lesbian Student Rights bill to protect the civil rights of LGBTQ students in Massachusetts public schools.

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