DOJ decision not to prosecute Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson is “wrong...
WASHINGTON, DC, March 4, 2015 — The Department of Justice (DOJ) has decided not to prosecute Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson for killing Michael Brown. In response, the National LGBTQ Task Force...
View ArticleWomen’s History Month: “Time to celebrate, time to be vigilant”
Washington, DC, March 5, 2015 — In celebration of Women’s History Month, the National LGBTQ Task Force issued the following statement: “This month we get the opportunity to celebrate the extraordinary...
View ArticleOn 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, LGBTQ Advocates Urge Congress to...
WASHINGTON, DC, March 6, 2015 — Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the seminal 54-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The march, which took place at the height of the...
View ArticleTask Force Welcomes New National Campaigns Director Victoria Kirby York
Washington, DC, March 31, 2015—The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced that Victoria Kirby York has joined the organization as the new National Campaigns Director, Religious Exemptions and...
View ArticleBaltimore riots a “predictable reaction to deep mistrust of police”
WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2015—As the situation in Baltimore, Maryland continues to unfold in response to the suspicious death of a young black man, Freddie Gray, while in police custody, the National...
View ArticleCharleston Massacre at Historic Black Church A National Tragedy
Washington, DC, June 18, 2015—Last night, a young white man opened fire and killed six Black women and three Black men at a historically Black church in Charleston, South Carolina during a prayer...
View ArticleFederal Government to Lift Ban on Pell Grants for Incarcerated People
WASHINGTON, DC, August 3, 2015–The National LGBTQ Task Force applauds Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Attorney General Loretta Lynch on their recent announcement that the Administration will...
View ArticleStatement on Rentboy.com raid by Homeland Security
WASHINGTON DC, August 26, 2015—In the light of the controversial raid by the Department of Homeland Security on the headquarters of Rentboy.com, the National LGBTQ Task Force is making the following...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force Joins NAACP March Calling for Voting Rights Act...
Washington, DC, September 15, 2015—Today the National LGBTQ Task Force joined the NAACP in calling for the restoration of the Voting Rights Act as part of the “America’s Journey for Justice March.” The...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force Appoints New Director of the Academy for Leadership...
Washington, DC, October 16, 2015—The National LGBTQ Task Force has announced that long-time community organizer Reverend Rodney McKenzie, Jr. has been appointed as the organization’s new Director of...
View ArticleTask Force Lauds Missouri Students’ Courage, Racial Justice Campaign
WASHINGTON, DC, November 9, 2015—Today, University of Missouri President Tim Wolfe announced he would be resigning from his post. The decision comes after months of peaceful protests organized by the...
View ArticleTask Force Condemns Police’s Treatment of Transgender Activist
Washington, DC November 19, 2015—The National LGBTQ Task Force condemns the treatment of transgender activist Jes Grobman by the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Grobman was...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force Calls for Federal Probe into Murder of Laquan...
Minneapolis, MN, November 25, 2015—Last night, authorities in Chicago released a videotape showing Laquan McDonald being shot sixteen times by police. A white police officer has been charged with...
View ArticleLGBTQ Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Black Lives Matter
December 3rd, 2015 (Minneapolis) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) communities know that liberation is not a given; it is fought for. We remember it was trans women of color who...
View ArticleOn the 30th Anniversary of MLK Holiday, his legacy “continues to profoundly...
Washington, DC, Jan. 18, 2016 — As the nation honors the life and legacy of civil rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, the National LGBTQ Task Force issued the following statement: “It’s...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Tax Guide Launched to Help LGBTQ Taxpayers
WASHINGTON, DC, February 4, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force has launched a groundbreaking income tax preparation guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people. The new...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force Urges Activists To Join Civil Rights Event in...
Washington, DC, February 9, 2016—The National LGBTQ Task Force, along with the Freedom Center for Social Justice, are urging activists, organizers and leaders from across the nation to gather on...
View ArticleLGBTQ Advocates Deeply Dismayed With Baltimore Officer’s Acquittal In Freddie...
Washington, DC, May 25, 2016—Baltimore police officer Edward Nero was acquitted on Monday from charges in the police-involved death of Freddie Gray. In response, the National LGBTQ Task Force’s...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force condemns North Miami police’s “outrageous gun...
Miami, Fl, July 21, 2016–The National LGBTQ Task Force is strongly condemning the North Miami police’s gun attack on Charles Kinsey, a Black man and caretaker, who was caring for an autistic man when...
View ArticleNational LGBTQ Task Force Disappointed with Acquittal of Police Officers...
Washington DC, July 27, 2016 — Baltimore prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges against the six police officers charged with the murder of Freddie Gray. In response, Reverend Rodney McKenzie,...
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