FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 30, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund supports President Biden’s call to eliminate the filibuster and codify Roe v. Wade, reestablishing nearly 50 years of our…
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND ON CLOTURE VOTE RE: WOMEN’S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT
“Once again, conservative political extremists and Senators from both parties blocked a vote on, let alone passage of the Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA). The final vote was 49 yea, 51 nay. Our Senators, sent to Washington to do the people’s work, continue to support filibuster to the detriment of the people who put them…
Read MoreSTATEMENT OF KIERRA JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RESPONDING TO PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN’S STATE OF THE UNION
“I watched President Biden’s State of the Union address at home talking, texting, and tweeting with my family and friends, while the Ukrainian people fiercely defended their lives and freedom from Russia. As I learn more about the hundreds of thousands fleeing death and violence, becoming displaced and homeless, my support only grows for the…
Read MoreStatement From Kierra Johnson, on Failure to Enact the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
The following statement can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “The failure to enact the Freedom to Vote, John R. Lewis Act is a profound blow to our Democracy. The inability to ensure voting rights for Black and Brown people and other vulnerable groups like LGBTQ…
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM KIERRA JOHNSON, NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ON VOTING RIGHTS UNDER ATTACK AND UPCOMING ACTIONS RELATED TO DEMOCRACY BILLS
The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund urges the U.S. Senate to pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Voting rights are a cornerstone of our democratic process and have been under attack by conservative political extremists. These extremists have tried everything from partisan gerrymandering to mass purges of voter rolls in attempts to undermine the work of election officials, sow false doubt in legitimate election results and curb access to registering and…
Read MoreKierra Johnson’s Testimony on the Equality Act
Kierra Johnson’s official testimony for the record on the Equality Act submitted on March 17, 2021. Dear Chairman Durbin and Ranking Member Grassley: Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony for the legislative record of S.393, the Equality Act. I write to urge each distinguished Senator serving on the Senate Judiciary Committee to…
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