In the News

October 18, 2006
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater College will host a gay marriage debate between former Massachusetts State Senator Cheryl Jacques and John H. Rogers, majority leader for the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

September 10, 2006
The Advocate
Gay rights champion and former State Senator Cheryl Jacques is no longer running the human rights campaign, but this election year, she's still in the fight.

July 19, 2005
Harvard Institute of Politics Announces Fall Fellows

July 19, 2005
Q Television to Broadcast From Family Pride Week

June 13, 2005
Q Television Signs Cheryl Jacques on as Special Political Commentator

May 13, 2005
Former HRC chief continues gay marriage advocacy
Southern Voice

March 30, 2005
Moving Up & Out: Cheryl Jacques and Jennifer Chrisler
Windy City Times

January 6, 2005
Jacques Stands by Marriage Rights Goal
The Boston Globe

January 8, 2005
Former gay rights leader Jacques speaks out
The Advocate

January 15, 2005
This Just In: Q&A with Cheryl
The Boston Phoenix

November 19, 2004
Writing the Next Chapter in the Book of Civil Rights
Lecture at Boston College

Awards and Affiliations

  • Fellow—Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government's Institute of Politics
  • 2005, Honorary Doctorate in Public Service from Simmons College
  • Adjunct Professor at Suffolk University School of Law
  • • Of Counsel law firm of Brody, Hardoon, Perkins & Kesten (1993 - 2008)
  • Member of the Massachusetts and Florida Bar Associations
  • Member of the Lambda national LGBTQ Advisory Network for the Child Welfare League of America
  • Named by Boston Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Named by OUT Magazine as one of the 100 influential gay leaders in the country.
  • • Adjunct Professor George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management (2005 - 2007)