Kathleen Crogan-Camara for State Senate >> Issues >> LGBTQ+ Rights

• Kathleen supports marriage between any two people who love each other.
  Timilty disagrees, and voted to define marriage as one man and one woman.

• Kathleen supports treating transgender people equally with people of any gender identity.
  Timilty disagrees, and opposed protecting transgender people from discrimination.

• Kathleen supports schools teaching children sex education including addressing LGBTQ+ issues.
  Timilty disagrees, and voted to require written permission from each parent of each child.

Voting record

Some key votes on LGBT issues where Kathleen would have voted in opposition to the incumbent and in support of LGBT rights:

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Bill/vote reference	Vote description	Voting record
Bill# S 2220 - Rollcall vote #103 June 14, 2007 Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage Click for Reference	Vote to pass an initiative proposing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.	Kathleen would have voted NO Timilty voted YES Failed House 40 Yes to 117 No
Bill# SB 800 Rollcall vote #462 July 29, 2008 Repealing Out of State Marriage Restrictions Click for Reference	Even out-of-state same-sex couples can marry in Massachusetts. Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill repealing a 1913 law that barred couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their marriage would not be recognized in their home state.	Kathleen would have voted YES Timilty voted NO Passed House 119 Yes to 36 No
Bill#S735 - Rollcall #276 and Bill#S2407 - Rollcall #293 June 1 and July 7, 2016 Transgender anti-discrimination Click for #276 or #293 or CNN coverage.	[Baker-Polito press release, 7/8/16]: Gov. Baker today signed compromise legislation, "An Act relative to transgender anti-discrimination" (S.2407), to extend protections against discrimination for gender identity to any place of public accommodation, with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination adopting regulations or policies to enforce its provisions. "No one should be discriminated against in Massachusetts because of their gender identity," said Gov. Baker. "This compromise legislation extends additional protections to the Commonwealth's transgender community, and includes language to address the public safety concerns to protect against people abusing the law."	Kathleen would have voted YES Timilty voted NO on both votes S735 Passed House 116 Yes to 36 No S2407 Passed House 118 Yes to 36 No
Bill# S2113 Rollcall Vote#62 July 20, 2017 Opt In (An Act Relative to Healthy Youth) Click for Reference	Vote was on requiring that sex education only be offered in schools on an elective basis, with written parent/guardian permission required for student participation	Kathleen would have voted NO Timilty voted YES Failed State Senate 9 YES to 29 NO
Bill# S2185 Rollcall Vote#228 October 27, 2017 Making teen sexting a felony Click for Reference	Vote was on allowing district attorneys to charge minors sharing sexually explicit images with a felony.	Kathleen would have voted NO Timilty voted YES Failed State Senate 18 YES to 19 NO

Sources:
• ProgressiveMass Scorecard
• On The Issues Massachusetts Legislative Voting Records
• VoteSmart Legislative Voting Records
• ...and individual Mass.gov voting links as specified above.

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