New York, NY, September 27, 2016—Presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took part in a one-on-one debate at Hofstra University last night. The two major political party presidential nominees faced each other for the first time just 42 days before Election Day. “We are disappointed that neither Presidential candidate spoke about the need for…
Read MoreTrump’s Immigration policy “based on division and isolation”
Washington, DC, September 1 — The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is describing Donald Trump’s newly announced immigration policy as “terrible, inhumane and completely unfair.” “Donald Trump’s so-called immigration policy is based on division and isolation — dividing vulnerable families with walls, literally and metaphorically, and isolating our nation from the talent that our…
Read MoreFederal Court ruling important step toward dismantling the appalling impact of HB2
Washington, DC, Aug 26, 2016 — The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is welcoming a federal court ruling this evening that stops the University of North Carolina from implementing aspects of HB2, the state law that legalizes far-reaching discrimination against transgender people. The ruling states that aspects of HB2 are unlawful under Title IX….
Read MoreTask Force Action Fund celebrates Women’s Equality Day
Washington, DC, August 26, 2016 — The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating Women’s Equality Day by calling on Congress to do more to advance freedom, justice, equality and equity for all women. “In so many ways, today’s on-going struggle for women’s equality calls to mind the line from A Tale of Two…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates reject Trump’s “more police” call as “out of touch”
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,…
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