(WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 30, 2023) The following statement is in reaction to today’s SCOTUS ruling in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and can be attributed to Allen Morris (he/him/gladiator), Policy Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “Today’s negative decision is a dangerous blow to LGBTQ communities across the country. This decision sends a hateful…
Read MoreNATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND STATEMENT ON RE-INTRODUCTION OF EQUALITY ACT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cathy Renna, Communications Director, 917-757-6123, crenna@thetaskforce.org Washington, DC, June 21, 2023……The following statement can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “Since the introduction of the original Equality Act in 1974, the Task Force has worked with elected officials and community members to fight for…
Read MoreHUNDREDS OF DIVERSE LGBTQ+ AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS SIGN LETTER AFFIRMING MARRIAGE EQUALITY, URGING PASSAGE OF “RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 Contact: Cathy Renna, Director of Communications, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, crenna@thetaskforce.org, 917-757-6123 HUNDREDS OF DIVERSE LGBTQ+ AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS SIGN LETTER AFFIRMING MARRIAGE EQUALITY, URGING PASSAGE OF “RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT” WASHINGTON, DC…….A coalition of over 400 national, state and local organizations have signed onto a letter…
Read MoreNATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND STATEMENT ON “INFLATION REDUCTION ACT”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 16, 2022) — Today, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, which includes $750 billion for health care, the climate and taxes. This measure passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 220-207, right along party lines. Prior to it passed the Senate by votes…
Read MoreSTATEMENT BY KIERRA JOHNSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND, ON THE “RESPECT FOR MARRIAGE ACT”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 25, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “This week, the Senate is slated to hold a cloture vote on the ‘Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), which recently passed the House with bipartisan support. If passed by…
Read MoreNATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND REACTS TO SCOTUS RULING ON TRUMP-ERA ‘REMAIN IN MEXICO’ POLICY
(WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 1, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Mayra Hidalgo Salazar, Deputy Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “This week, SCOTUS ruled in Biden v. Texas (by a vote of 5-4) that the Biden-Harris Administration can end the Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. The policy forced 71,000+ asylum seekers,…
Read MoreSTATEMENT FROM NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE ACTION FUND ON PRESIDENT BIDEN’S CALL TO CODIFY ROE V. WADE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 30, 2022) — The following can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “The National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund supports President Biden’s call to eliminate the filibuster and codify Roe v. Wade, reestablishing nearly 50 years of our…
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