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Mass Family Announces Bathroom Bill Repeal Effort

Petition filed with Secretary of State to repeal transgender bathroom law that endangers privacy and safety of women and children Monday, July 18, 2016 WOBURN — Massachusetts Family Institute is excited to announce the launch of a ballot referendum initiative

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Battle for Bathrooms and Showers Continues

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

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Governor Fails to Protect MA Women and Children

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

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Bathroom Bill could be in effect THIS WEEKEND!

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

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Transgenderism now promoted in the U.S. Military

As we celebrate Indepence Day this weekend, we remember those who fight to preserve that independence, our military.  Unfortunately, their freedom is under renewed attack by the LGBT agenda. Just today, the Department of Defense has announced it is now

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Transgender training at Boston Medical Center

Recently I was asked to comment for a WBUR article on Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) opening of a Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery.  Later this summer, the hospital will begin genital surgery for men transitioning to women, and will

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Where the Bathroom Bill is now

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

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What you didn’t hear about Wednesday’s vote

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

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Keep the governor’s phone lines ringing!

*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

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