As originally published on the Washington Blade. Leaders of more than 80 LGBTQ organizations from around the country released the following joint statement to the Washington Blade on Wednesday: Our LGBTQIA2S+ community has risen again and again to meet moments that have challenged our rights, our humanity, and our freedom. Today is no different. Ours…
Read MoreStatement From Kierra Johnson, on Failure to Enact the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act
The following statement can be attributed to Kierra Johnson, Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: “The failure to enact the Freedom to Vote, John R. Lewis Act is a profound blow to our Democracy. The inability to ensure voting rights for Black and Brown people and other vulnerable groups like LGBTQ…
Read MoreSenator Kamala Harris: A friend and champion to the LGBTQ Community
“As a Black, queer woman and leader in the LGBTQ movement, I know far too well how women of color are often asked to fix all that’s wrong with our systems in a short period time as if it didn’t take centuries for the system to become as corrupt as it is.”
– Kierra Johnson, Deputy Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund
Coming out to Vote in 2020
The LGBTQ community has been politically active and engaged for as long as most of us can remember. Ever since Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick at Stonewall – and even before that – we have been fighting for our right to exist, to love, to express ourselves, and to be recognized. We’ve seen…
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The 2020 Primary Season starts today!
Today marks the official start of the 2020 primary season. Voters across Iowa, including thousands of LGBTQ voters, will caucus in the first contest that will determine the Democratic Party’s nominee. Over the coming months w the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund will be rolling out resources to help LGBTQ voters make the best…
Read MoreRea Carey on Presidential Election
Dear Friend, I, like many Americans, had a night of little to no sleep. I’ve started this day in anger, sadness and so many other feelings because this country has elected an extremist President and Vice President and I fear the damage they will do. We need some time to process the news with our…
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