All posts tagged "National LGBTQ Task Force"
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Transgender Day of Visibility: Your Complete Guide for DC and Beyond
National and local organizations will hold various events on Wednesday, March 31, to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility.
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LGBTQ advocates launch national campaign to pressure Congress to pass the Equality Act
A coalition of 16 LGBTQ organizations has launched the Freedom and Opportunity for All campaign urging passage of the Equality Act
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Trans teen urges Senate to pass Equality Act, Republicans call it a threat to women
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on the Equality Act offered a glimpse of divergent views on the landmark LGBTQ rights bill.
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LGBTQ advocates praise reintroduction of Equality Act
Sweeping LGBTQ rights legislation is expected to pass the House easily, but faces an uncertain fate in U.S. Senate
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Task Force’s new leader Kierra Johnson on the future of the LGBTQ movement
Kierra Johnson, incoming executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, brings a wealth of social justice experience to the role.
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Biden picks trans woman Dr. Rachel Levine to be assistant health secretary
Pennsylvania's Secretary of Health is the first transgender person nominated to a Senate-confirmable position
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LGBTQ advocates call for Trump’s removal from office following unrest at U.S. Capitol
Despite the unrest that occurred on Wednesday afternoon after right-wing protesters overran the U.S. Capitol Building, congressional lawmakers ultimately certified the results of the 2020...
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Democrats win Georgia runoff races, gaining control of U.S. Senate
On Tuesday evening, Rev. Raphael Warnock, the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, was declared the winner of the seat currently filled by Republican...
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The LGBTQ Task Force calls for the removal of Donald Trump
Donald Trump remains a threat to democracy every day he remains in office, writes Rea Carey.
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Creating Change 2021: Registration opens for LGBTQ leadership conference
Annual conference, focusing on racial and social justice, will be held virtually from Jan. 28-31
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“Inexcusable” that LGBTQ issues weren’t raised in VP debate, say equality advocates
LGBTQ advocates lament missed opportunities to draw contrasts between Trump-Pence and Biden-Harris agendas
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National LGBTQ Task Force and Creating Change to hold “Queering Racial Justice” event
Day-long event will focus on the fight against state-sponsored violence and organizing around racial justice
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Trump SCOTUS pick Amy Coney Barrett would “dismantle” LGBTQ rights
Social conservatives celebrate the prospect of Amy Coney Barrett succeeding liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Rea Carey to step down as head of National LGBTQ Task Force
Deputy Executive Director Kierra Johnson to replace Carey starting Feb. 1
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LGBTQ groups praise Supreme Court’s decision preserving DACA program for “Dreamers”
Several pro-equality groups praised the Supreme Court's decision preserving the DACA program for young immigrants, including LGBTQ youth.
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