Contact: Sarah Massey, Communications Director, 202-445-1169, smassey@thetaskforce.org Equality Act “Will Cover and Expand Protections for LGBTQ people and Women” in Time of Increased Discrimination and Violence (Washington, DC March 13) The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund applauds Representatives David Cicilline and Brian Fitzpatrick and Senators Jeff Merkley, Tammy Baldwin, and Cory Booker for reintroducing…
Read MoreNational LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Announces Legislative Priorities For 2019
(Detroit, MI, January, 25) – Today, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund announced its legislative priorities for 2019 while Executive Director Rea Carey and Deputy Executive Director Kierra Johnson gave the annual State of the Movement at the 31st Creating Change Conference. The Task Force Action Fund’s legislative agenda is based on the principles…
Read MoreH.R. 1 is the anti-corruption bill the United States needs
Washington, DC, January 8, 2019: The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund supports the For the People Act, H.R. 1, as part of the 100+ member Declaration for American Democracy coalition. The House of Representatives is giving the restoration of our democracy top billing with the designation of H.R. 1, the first bill of the…
Read MoreThis Election Day, Voters Said, No We Won’t Go Back
WASHINGTON, DC, Nov 6, 2018: The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund succeeded in both ballot initiatives it campaigned for: protecting transgender rights in Massachusetts and expanding voter rights in Florida. The results of the election tonight are a rebuke of Donald Trump’s sexist, anti-LGBTQ, and racist agenda. The American people have spoken resoundingly that…
Read MoreTrump’s Hate is Too Late: Our Movement is Built on Love
*Updated Nov 1, 2018* WASHINGTON-DC, Nov 1, 2018: With only five days until the midterm elections, Donald Trump is stepping up his hateful extremism. He hopes this will create fear that distracts voters and incites his supporters. Trump proudly labels himself a (white) nationalist and spreads cruelty, baseless conspiracy theories, and endless propagandist rhetoric. Those…
Read MoreFlorida’s Amendment 4 to Restore Voting Rights is an LGBTQ Issue
MIAMI-FL: Early and vote by mail voting has started across the state and there’s a ballot initiative that will have a huge impact on Florida’s LGBTQ community: Amendment 4. By voting yes on Amendment 4, Florida voters have the chance to re-enfranchise 1.4 million people who are currently barred from voting due to prior felony convictions,…
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