Washington, DC, July 21, 2015—Congress has announced a plan to introduce new comprehensive LGBTQ non-discrimination legislation. The Equality Act seeks to secure strong and explicit protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people in employment, housing, education, public services and spaces, public funding, credit, and jury service. The bill comes on the heels…
Read MoreLGBTQ Advocates Call on Congress to Pass EACH Woman Act
Federal legislation would lift discriminatory abortion coverage restrictions Washington, DC, July 9, 2015– The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund has joined LGBTQ activists, reproductive health advocates, women’s rights groups, and civil rights leaders in calling on members of Congress to pass the Equal Access to Abortion Coverage in Health Insurance (EACH Woman) Act. Sponsored…
Read MoreThousands to Rally to Restore Voting Rights Act
Washington, DC, June 24, 2015—Tomorrow, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund will join thousands of civil rights leaders, voting rights groups and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) advocates at a rally calling on Congress to restore the Voting Rights Act. The event is set to take place in Elwood Park in Roanoke,…
Read MoreNational LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund Joins Representative Norton, Local Business Leaders and NARAL Pro-Choice America in Defeating Legislation Promoting Discrimination in DC
Press Conference Today at 12:30 p.m. ET at Cork Market Washington, DC, June 23, 2014–Today, Tuesday, June 23, the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund will join U.S. Representative Holmes Norton (Washington, DC), NARAL Pro-Choice America, ACLU of the Nation’s Capital, local community and small business leaders at a press conference to support the over…
Read MoreHouse Approves LGBTQ Employment Protections Provision in Anti-Fair Housing Bill
Washington, DC, June 15, 2015–The House of Representatives passed legislation last week that strips funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) while at the same time providing protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people against employment discrimination by federal contractors. “It’s not every day that you see bad legislation…
Read MoreCongress Votes Down Anti-LGBTQ Trans Pacific Partnership
International free trade agreement contains provisions that threatens future of LGBTQ people Washington, DC, June 12, 2015–Today, the House of Representatives failed to pass legislation that would fast-track the Administration’s negotiations over the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement. Leading up to the vote, the National LGBTQ Task Force expressed its concerns with the…
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