House anti-LGBTQ amendment to Defense Budget Bill ‘designed to destroy people’s livelihoods’

WASHINGTON, DC—The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund is describing yesterday’s passage of an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act — that would strip non-discrimination protections from the millions of employees of federal contractors— as “designed to destroy people’s livelihoods.” “It’s an absolute disgrace that the House Majority Leadership would push this outrageous amendment…

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LGBTQ advocates urge Senate to take action on Judge Merrick Garland nomination immediately

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National LGBTQ Task Force, the nation’s longest running national LGBTQ advocacy organization, is calling on U.S. senators to take action on the judge’s nomination immediately. “Today, President Obama nominated Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Judge Garland is a highly qualified candidate and now the U.S. Senate…

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National LGBTQ Task Force condemns Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s call to block Muslims from entering the United States is being met with a chorus of near-universal condemnation from across the country and around the globe. The National LGBTQ Task Force condemned Trump’s remarks issuing the following statement, “We wholeheartedly condemn and reject Donald Trump’s call to stop Muslims from…

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World AIDS Day 2015 — National LGBTQ Task Force: ‘The time to act is now’

WASHINGTON, DC — On the eve of World AIDS Day 2015, the National LGBTQ Task Force is urging everyone to “decisively act” to help end stigma and advance health care access for people living with HIV/AIDS — and to “seize the opportunity” to create an AIDS-free world. This year’s theme is Think Positive, Rethink HIV….

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Task Force celebrates Transgender Awareness Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To mark Transgender Awareness Month this November, the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Executive Director Rea Carey has issued the following statement: “As we mark Transgender Awareness Month, there is much to celebrate in terms of awareness for the transgender community but there are urgent issues that must be addressed that directly affect…

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National Gay and Lesbian Task Force changes name after string of decisive legal wins

Reporting for the Washington Post, Ed O’Keefe reported on Wednesday that the oldest gay rights organization in the United States, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will now be known as The National LGBTQ Task Force. “In light of growing support and a shift in judicial thinking, we want to reflect the next era…

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Advocate op-ed: NGLTF withdraws support for current version of ENDA

Rea Carey, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) Action Fund, penned the following op-ed for The Advocate. The morning the sun rose after the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby ruling, we all woke up in a changed and intensified landscape of religious exemptions being used as an excuse to discriminate. The reality is…

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Thousands expected to attend the 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality, Jan. 29 – Feb. 2 (VIDEO)

Four thousand lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights advocates from across the country are expected to attend the 26th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change Jan. 29 –Feb. 2 at the Hilton Americas–Houston, 1600 Lamar Street in  Houston. The Creating Change Conference is powered by hundreds of skills-building workshops, 23 Day Long Institutes, receptions, caucuses, film…

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The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force celebrates 40th anniversary at Los Angeles fundraising brunch

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the nation’s oldest LGBT advocacy organization, will commemorate its 40th anniversary at Celebrating 40 Years, a fundraising brunch and celebration, Sunday, Sept. 29, at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, Calif. The brunch will be hosted by Rea Carey, executive director of the Task Force, and will honor…

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