Washington, DC, May 15, 2018: On the new Oklahoma Discriminatory Adoption Law passed this month, National LGBTQ Task Force Director of the Advocacy and Action Department Stacey Long Simmons, Esq. said: “Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin (R) and the state legislature have done a grave disservice to the thousands of children who are waiting to be adopted or placed…
Read MoreNational LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: Victory in Anchorage for our Rights
The people of Anchorage, Alaska are the ones who said no to hate with their historic defeat of Proposition 1. The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is honored we were able to aide this victory for transgender rights. (Washington, DC) – In a victory for transgender people’s rights, voters rejected a repeal to Anchorage,…
Read MoreThank You for Helping Stop Georgia’s SB 375
Thank you for supporting Georgia’s youth and LGBTQ families in Georgia looking to adopt by urging your representative and Governor Deal to reject SB 375. Please share our action with your friends and family. Share on Twitter here, Facebook here, or use our link here.
Read MoreThank You for Creating Change With Us
Thank you for urging Congress to support the Equality Act, Each Women Act, Do No Harm Act, End Racial and Religious Profiling Act, Disability Integration Act, and the DREAM Act. For more information on our Creating Change Conference, including our “Queer Voices on the Hill” advocacy day, please visit: https://www.creatingchange.org/
Read MoreShutdown Stops and LGBTQ Activists Start
Queer Voices on the Hill Launches Massive Effort for Social Justice WASHINGTON-DC: Just days after federal lawmakers reopened the government, hundreds of LGBTQ advocates will take over Capitol Hill to bring Queer Voices on the Hill, Thursday, January 25, 1:00 – 5:00 PM. Over 500 LGBTQ advocates from every walk of life and representing almost 50…
Read MoreRea Carey on Trump’s comments on African nations: Despicable. Racist. Inexcusable. Again.
WASHINGTON-DC: The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund’s Executive Director Rea Carey issued the following statement in response to news The Washington Post broke on President Donald Trump’s comments on African nations, Haiti and El Salvador: Once again Donald Trump has delivered a verbal slap in the faces of immigrants and people of color living…
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