March 8, 2016–Today the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund joined numerous organizations in signing on to a letter led by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights opposing House Resolution HR 2646, the “Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015,” also known as the “Murply Bill.” Below is the text of the…
Read MoreStatement on the South Dakota Governor’s Veto of Anti-LGBTQ Bathroom Bill
WASHINGTON, DC, March 1, 2016—Governor Dennis Daugaard of South Dakota has vetoed a bill, House Bill 1008, that would have restricted transgender and gender non-conforming students’ access to school restrooms and locker rooms. In response, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund has issued the following statement: “We would like to thank Governor Daugaard for…
Read MoreStacey Long Simmons: “Black History Month…an Opportunity To Intensify Our Efforts To End Racism”
WASHINGTON, DC, February 1, 2016 — To celebrate Black History Month, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund released the following statement: “Black History Month is an opportunity to intensify our efforts to end racism once and for all. We do not live in a post racial nation; racism is real and its effects are…
Read MoreNational LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Welcomes Bipartisan Support For Landmark Equality Act
Washington, DC, January 20, 2016—U.S. Senator Mark Kirk and U.S. Rep. Bob Dold are being praised by the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund for their leadership in becoming the first Republican co-sponsors of the Equality Act. The landmark legislation seeks to secure strong and explicit protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)…
Read MoreNational LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Responds to President Obama’s Last State of the Union
Washington DC, January 12, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is issuing the following statement regarding tonight’s State of the Union, President Barack Obama’s last. “Tonight the president reminded all of us of our core American values of dignity and mutual respect—in what is a fiercely divisive political climate, a climate that has included…
Read MoreCourtney Eimerman-Wallace and Eddy Morales join board of National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
WASHINGTON DC, Jan. 11, 2016—Courtney Eimerman-Wallace and Eddy Morales, innovators in the areas of political activism and progressive philanthropy respectively, have been elected to the board of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund. Bringing a wide array of leadership experience to the organization, Eimerman-Wallace and Morales will attend their first official board meeting at…
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