Queering the Census with Rachel Maddow
By Task Force staff, March 16, 3:05 pm
Today the Rachel Maddow Show's blog spotlighted Queer the Census!
Queer the Census is the Task Force's campaign working to ensure that LGBT people are accurately counted in the next census.The Rachel Maddow Show linked to this morning's Queer the Census coverage in the Denver Post.
A Second Chance in Fulton
By Task Force staff, March 15, 11:29 am
As the cowardly public school leadership in Fulton, Miss., cancels the Itawamba Agricultural High School prom out of fear and loathing of difference, 18-year-old Constance McMillen stands strong in her courageous fight for the fundamental freedom of expression and association — her fight to simply be herself, dress as she wishes, and take her preferred date to that All-American rite of passage: the senior prom.
Amend the Fair Housing Act to ban housing discrimination against LGBT people
By Task Force staff, March 11, 2:28 pm
Task Force Action Fund Executive Director Rea Carey testified before Congress today, calling on federal lawmakers to amend the Fair Housing Act to ban discrimination against LGBT people.
Say yes to health care reform, no to health insurance abuses
By Task Force staff, March 9, 1:03 pm
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund continues to hammer away for health care reform and against health insurance industry abuses.
Late Task Force co-founder profiled in Gay City News
By Task Force staff, March 8, 3:11 pm
Task Force co-founder Father Robert Carter was profiled this week in Gay City News. Carter, an out gay Jesuit Catholic priest, served on the charter board of the Task Force in 1973 and was an outspoken faith leader in the New York City LGBT community. Carter, 82, recently passed away.
More movement on the marriage equality front
By Task Force staff, March 3, 8:58 am
It’s been a good few days on the marriage equality front. Same-sex couples in Washington D.C., began applying for marriage licenses on March 3, while a week earlier Maryland’s attorney general issued a legal opinion stating that marriages of same-sex couples validly entered into in other jurisdictions may be recognized by state agencies.
New Video: Queering the Census at Creating Change
By Task Force staff, February 19, 4:17 pm
Task Force Policy Institute Director Jaime Grant discusses Queer the Census at the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change.
Critical inroads being made for LGBT elders
By Task Force staff, February 17, 10:37 am
The Task Force applauded Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius’ October 2009 announcement to establish the first national resource center for older LGBT people. When HHS awarded Task Force partner organization Services and Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Elders (SAGE) $900,000 in February 2010, we congratulated SAGE.
We thought big and lived large: Creating Change 2010!
By Task Force staff, February 7, 4:39 pm
More than 2,000 LGBT rights advocates gathered in Dallas last week for the 22nd National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change.
Stay connected to Creating Change
By Task Force staff, February 3, 3:49 pm
Whether you're in Dallas or not, we're keeping you up to date on the event of the year, the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change.
