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Dear Friend, I, like many Americans, had a night of little to no sleep. I’ve started this day in anger, sadness and so many other feelings because this country has elected an extremist President and Vice President and I fear the damage they will do. We need some time to process the news with our…

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10 Key LGBTQ Health Advocacy Issues

The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund builds political power, takes action and creates change to achieve freedom and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people and their families. The National Coalition for LGBT Health works to improve health and advance health equity for LGBTQ people and their families. We believe that true liberation…

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House anti-LGBTQ amendment to Defense Budget Bill “designed to destroy people’s livelihoods”

Washington, DC, May 20, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is describing yesterday’s passage of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act — that would strip non-discrimination protections from the millions of employees of federal contractors— as “designed to destroy people’s livelihoods.” “It’s an absolute disgrace that the House Majority Leadership would push…

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LGBTQ Advocates Deeply Disappointed Chicago Prosecutor Won’t Charge Officer In Murder of Ronald Johnson

CHICAGO, IL, December 7, 2015—Today, Cook County State Attorney Anita Alvarez announced that no charges would be filed against Chicago police officer George Hernandez, who shot and killed Ronald Johnson III in October 2014. The news comes just hours after U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced a federal probe of the Chicago Police Department. “We…

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