20 years ago today, Massachusetts became the first state in the nation to recognize marriage equality. Love is love 🏳️‍🌈💕

As we conclude AANHPI Heritage Month, it was a joy to celebrate at the State House recently witnessing Governor Healey sign a proclamation declaring May as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month alongside AANHPI leaders from across the state.

Thank you to everyone who joined us at the CelebrAsians Gala last night, making it a resounding success! Here are some highlights from the event. Stay tuned for more information and a gallery full pictures coming soon!

Please re-Tweet if you agree: Genuine #empathy may be among the most important and least understood elements of #caregiving. #Alzheimers #dementia

I'm a Supreme Court voter because of some simple math: Trump already appointed 3 justices who helped overturn our reproductive freedoms. If he wins again, he could appoint as many as 4 more. We need justices who'll stand up for our rights—not their own right-wing agendas.

Alongside Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر, @melanneverveer, @marinsanna, and other leaders, I've co-signed a letter to the international community urging the active inclusion of Afghan women in upcoming UN-convened planning talks. medium.com/@HillaryClinto…

Totem sculpture in #sutton #quebec

Elder abuse is real and studies indicate that 50%-60% is perpetrated by family members. Greed and family power dynamics can be at the roots. Be aware and be wise. Don’t dismiss early warning signs just because you don’t want them to be true.

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The rain didn't dampen the festivities! Another great August Moon Festival put on by QARI. Wonderful to see the community come out in force to enjoy wonderful cultural performances and fantastic food.

It really happened. @CarneyHospital in #Dorchester is officially closed. WBZ NewsRadio iHeartRadio

Today we honor the memory of all those we lost on September 11, 2001. May we never forget their stories – and the bravery of our first responders and troops who sacrificed so much.

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One of the biggest barriers to preventing harm from narcissists/psychopaths is people’s unwillingness to accept that sadistically motivated people exist….and are often working in respectable professions.

Today, I want to share a message with my powerful Afghan sisters. You are fighting back against the Taliban’s crimes, as they ban you from going to school and try to erase you from public life. You continue resisting. Your courage is a source of inspiration.

Heartfelt series on the air or on PBS app. Great storytelling about a real North American problem Jennifer Podemski Buffy Sainte-Marie

Zelensky is a wartime leader watching his people suffer and die under Russian attacks every day. To be lectured and lied to by Trump and Vance, as they defend the war criminal dictator committing these atrocities, is unimaginable agony. An everlasting shame for America.

Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD What a bunch of baloney. Is this what you’ve fallen to? “Ninety-one of the canceled grants – amounting to $643 million in funding – supported 113 active clinical trials that investigated topics such as HIV, cancer, mental health, and COVID-19.” aau.edu/newsroom/leadi…

NOW: Border Patrol agents are pointing weapons at the press outside the Home2Suites Hilton in Minneapolis as they reportedly prepare to evacuate federal agents from the hotel. Let that sink in. In America, journalists are getting guns in their faces so the government can

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals."