Washington, DC, August 17, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is rejecting Donald Trump’s call for “more police” in Black neighborhoods as being “out of touch with reality and the reality of Black lives.” “Donald Trump’s answer to the epidemic of police killings of Black people is to put more police in Black neighborhoods….
Read MoreRubio quotes Task Force staffer in attempt to cover appalling anti-LGBTQ record
Washington, DC, August 12, 2016 — The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is calling-out Senator Marco Rubio for using a quote, alongside anti-LGBTQ advocates, from Task Force staffer Victoria Kirby York to shroud his inaction on LGBTQ rights and the proliferation of guns. The quote was taken from a testimonial given by Kirby York,…
Read MoreTrump, Rubio to Headline Anti-LGBTQ Group’s Orlando Event
Washington, DC, August 9, 2016—Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) will be speaking this week at a campaign training hosted by the Liberty Council, an extremist hate group monitored by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its anti-LGBTQ discrimination efforts. The two-day event is set to take place at the…
Read MoreFederal Court Strikes Down North Carolina’s Discriminatory Voter ID Law
Washington, DC, July 29, 2016—The United States Appeals Court for the Fourth Circuit has struck down a North Carolina voter identification requirement in state law. In its decision, the three-judge panel invalidated a lower court’s ruling that upheld the law passed by the state legislature with “discriminatory intent.” “The federal appeals court ruling is a huge…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates Respond to Hillary Clinton’s Presidential Nomination Acceptance Speech
Washington, DC, July 29, 2016 — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton formally accepted her party’s nomination during a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia last night. In response, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Russell Roybal released the following statement: Hillary Clinton delivered a historic speech as the first woman…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates Respond to 2016 Democratic Party Platform
Washington DC, July 26, 2016 — Last night the Democratic National Convention ratified one of the most pro-LGBTQ and progressive platforms in its history. In response, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund’s Deputy Executive Director Russell Roybal released the following statement: “The Democratic Party’s 2016 platform builds on the pro-LGBTQ and progressive legacy of…
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