Creating Change Newsletter

Coverage on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act; the Task Force's work in Massachusetts, California, Florida and elsewhere; our Policy Institute's release of Living in the Margins and more.

Making headlines and history in Puerto Rico, transgender rights in New Jersey, pushing for hate crimes protections, and much more.

Election 2006, marriage amendement killed in Massachusetts, Cincinnati leadership summit, taking on the right wing in the Foley scandal, and more.

Marriage continues to take center stage, anti-LGBT ballot measure withdrawn in Cincinnatti, facing down focus on the family ex-gay conference, and much more.

Matt Foreman weighs in on the immigration debate, Midwest Power Summit draws record crowd, Policy Institute issues new study exposing Republicans' cynical attempt to win black voters, and more!

The Winter 2006 issue features a recap of Creating Change 2005 in Oakland. Also, coverage of the Task Force's role in legislative battles in Maine and Texas; a meeting to discuss the needs of LGBT elders; the release of a Policy Institute report on Hispanic and Latino same-sex couples; Task Force galas in Los Angeles and Miami.

The Summer 2005 issue contains highlights of Pride celebrations from coast to coast; a profile of Board Vice Chair Marsha Botzer; and a tribute to Jean O'Leary, former Task Force co-executive director and lifelong champion of LGBT rights.

The Winter/Spring 2005 issue of Creating Change features the road to the defeat of the anti-gay initiative in Topeka, Kansas. Also included are highlights from Creating Change 2004 in St. Louis, various studies from the Policy Institute and highlights from the Winter Party in Miami.

It's all about the election! Review Task Force preparations for the November 2004 election where eleven states will face ballot measures to ban marriage and the United States will elects its next president. Read about a new study on caregiving for older LGBT people. And it will feel like you were there when you read about Task Force events in cities around the country.

The Spring 2004 edition of Creating Change features activities on the road to winning the freedom to marry in the state of Massachusetts: the legal fight, the constitutional convention, and the Task Force's Power Summit to equip local activists for the statewide ballot measure. Also, check out a Task Force event honoring Bishop Gene Robinson, a new report on making homeless shelters trans-friendly, and other exciting issues.

Check out the latest edition of the Task Force's quarterly informational newsletter where you'll find information on the historic domestic partnership win in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, photos from the Task Force's participation in the 40th anniversary of the Civil Rights March on Washington and from the annual Creating Change conference and much, much more.

It all begins with the US Supreme Court overturning the sodomy ban and leads to coverage about Task Force work at the state level and the innovative regranting program to fund local work. Visit the march commemorating the 40th anniversary of Dr. King's historic March on Washington. And celebrate the 30th anniversary of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force..