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…
Read MoreIce Raids Expose The “Dire Need” For Immigration Reform
WASHINGTON, DC, January 8, 2016-In light of the recent raids by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targeting undocumented immigrant families and children, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is issuing the following statement: “These raids by Homeland Security were a heavy-handed attack on some of the most vulnerable, including families and children,…
Read MoreTrump’s Comments About Muslims Condemned by National LGBTQ Task Force
CHICAGO, IL, December 8, 2015—Yesterday, Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) advocates are condemning Trump’s remarks. “We wholeheartedly condemn and reject Donald Trump’s call to stop Muslims from entering the United States. Moreover, we believe…
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