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Massachusetts Senate Passes Graphic Sex-Ed Bill; Only One Person Voted Against It

What makes Massachusetts state Senator Ryan Fattman (R-Sutton) different from his colleagues? On Thursday, Fattman was the lone state senator to vote against An Act Relative to Healthy Youth (S.2534), which directs Massachusetts school districts that teach sex-ed to use one of several curriculums recommended by the state that

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Massachusetts Lawmakers Pushing To Legalize Voter-Rejected Physician-Assisted Suicide, Including Three Republicans

When the voters had a chance to decide the matter, they rejected it. And yet, the push to legalize physician-assisted suicide continues in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from elected members of both sides of the aisle. A virtual hearing on a bill titled "An Act Relative To End of

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Milton Students Asked Their Preferred Pronouns On First Day of School, Parents Say

What are your preferred pronouns? Do you use he/him/his, she/her/hers, they/them/theirs, ze/zir/zirs, or a different group of pronouns?

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Weston Public Library Has Children’s Books About White Privilege, Drag Queens, and Illegal Immigrants

What types of children's books are on display at the Weston Public Library? Books that deal with white privilege, drag queens, and illegal immigrants.

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Republican, Democrat Bills Would Ban Child Sex Dolls In Massachusetts

A pair of bills on Beacon Hill aim to outlaw sex dolls that look like children, something used by pedophiles in many states around the country. Proposals in the Massachusetts House of Representatives (H.3789) and Massachusetts Senate (SD.2716) (filed by state Representative Alyson Sullivan (R-Abington) and state Senator

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Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Charged With Indecent Assault In Wellesley From 1970s

Former American cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been charged with indecent assault on a child over 14 for an incident that police say occurred at Wellesley College in 1974. Wellesley police have charged McCarrick with the crime, said David Traub, spokesman for the Norfolk County District Attorney's office, in

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At Least Four Massachusetts Public School Districts Recommend Children’s Book Comparing ‘Whiteness’ To The Devil

Is whiteness the Devil? There is a children's book that makes that reference, and several Massachusetts public school districts want elementary schoolers to read it.

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‘You Can Be 12 Years Old’ — Massachusetts Planned Parenthood Clinics Have No Age Requirement For Free Condoms

How old should you have to be to get free condoms? At the four Planned Parenthood locations across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, there is no age requirement. Three of those clinics are in the biggest cities in the state: Boston, Worcester, and Springfield. The other is in Marlborough, a city