WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2016–The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund and the National Coalition for LGBT Health have published a new guide on health issues important to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. Released in advance of the 2016 presidential election, the “10 Key LGBTQ Health Advocacy Priorities Guide” is intended to…
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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…
Read MoreTrump’s verbal sexual assault on women condemned by the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
Washington, DC, October 7, 2016—A video released today shows GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump using lewd, sexist and misogynistic language about women. In response, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund released the following statement. “This verbal sexual assault by Donald Trump on women is truly horrifying — and so revealing about his mindset. We’ve…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates Respond to Donald Trump’s 1995 Federal Income Taxes
WASHINGTON, DC, October 4, 2016–The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is releasing the following statement in relation to news reports that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump may have legally avoided paying any federal income taxes for up to 18 years. “The basis of any income tax system should be that everyone pays their fair…
Read MorePresidential Debate Fails to Address LGBTQ Rights
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…
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