Marsha Botzer has served the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and progressive communities in various roles for over 30 years. In her home state she was an early member of Hands Off Washington, a founding board member of both Equal Rights Washington and the Seattle LGBT Community Center, and has served as a board member for…
Read MoreBoard Bio: Mark Sexton
Mark M. Sexton is a tax lawyer and has been active in LGBT philanthropy since 1985. Mark has served on the boards of the Stonewall Community Foundation, the Task Force Foundation, which he co‐chaired from 2006 through 2009, and the Task Force Action Fund, which he chaired from 2006 through 2008. He also serves on…
Read MoreNix Discrimination Now
Opponents of equality are hell bent on trying to legalize discrimination under the guise of “religious liberty.” They want to impose their beliefs and prejudices on us by state law. And if Indiana’s law is anything to go by, it’s not just LGBTQ people — it’s women, people of color, immigrants and anyone who they…
Read MoreCarey: Historic Lynch confirmation welcomed; but “Senate Majority leaders…playing politics with a highly qualified candidate”
Washington, DC, April 23, 2015 — The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is welcoming the historic confirmation of Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of U.S. Attorney General. But Senate Majority leaders are being criticized for needlessly delaying her confirmation for political reasons. “With the confirmation of Loretta Lynch,…
Read MoreCongress Moves to Repeal DC Health Nondiscrimination Law
Washington, DC, April 22, 2015 — Last night, a Congressional panel approved a bill that would block a Washington, DC nondiscrimination law—the Reproductive Health Nondiscrimination Act—from taking effect. The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is joining lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) advocacy and reproductive rights organizations across the country in calling on…
Read MoreFlorida Senate nixes Indiana-style LGBTQ discrimination in adoption bill
MIAMI, FL, April 9, 2015 — The Florida State Senate has nixed blanket-discrimination from an adoption bill that was previously passed by the Florida State House of Representatives. Like Indiana’s controversial discrimination law, the bill would have legalized broad discrimination—in this case against parents and prospective parents of adopted children—based on religious belief. If passed,…
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