Washington DC, May 26, 2016 —The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is celebrating the passage of an amendment to a spending bill that will continue to make discrimination against LGBTQ employees by federal contractors illegal. The amendment restores the protections that were established by President Obama in his historic executive order in 2014; protections…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates Condemn Oklahoma Bill that Attempts to Make Abortion Illegal
Washington, D.C., May 20, 2016—On Thursday the Oklahoma legislature passed a bill that would make it a felony for healthcare providers to perform an abortion in the state. The bill now goes to Governor Mary Fallin for consideration. “This is a blatant attack on fundamental rights and modern medicine. People across these United States have…
Read MoreSouth Carolina’s new anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion laws a “draconian combo”
Washington, DC, May 20, 2016—Two new proposed laws in South Carolina—one to discriminate against transgender people (S. 1306) and the other to roll back abortion rights (H. 3114)—are being condemned as a “draconian combo” by the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund. “These proposed laws are clearly a draconian combo, designed to both advance discrimination…
Read MoreStatement on new guidance from Departments of Education and Justice on treatment of transgender students
Washington, DC, May 13, 2016 — Today, the Obama administration issued guidance directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms matching their gender identity. The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund issued the following statement: “This is a big day for the transgender community. It means that the Department of Education’s Office of…
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Transgender Student’s Rights
Court’s Decision Could Impact North Carolina’s HB 2, but Would Leave Much of the Law in Place Charlotte, North Carolina, April 21, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is applauding this week’s historic ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit that under Title IX of the Civil Rights Act of…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Governor’s Executive Order Criticized by LGBTQ Advocates
Raleigh, NC, April 12, 2016–Today, North Carolina Governor McCrory signed an executive order in response to the controversial anti-LGBTQ law, HB2. “Governor McCrory’s executive order today is too little too late. It is like trying to solve a massive life threatening injury with a small band-aid that doesn’t come close to covering the wound. Complete…
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