Task Force President Kierra Johnson Selected for Inaugural Stonewall Honors Award

The rollercoaster highs and lows of today’s LGBTQ+ movement are stretching advocates thin, but Robert Kesten, president of the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library, is unphased by the uncertainties.   “I worked on the breakup of the Soviet Union, I worked in the Middle Easter during the Arab Spring, but I didn’t expect this kind of attitudinal change here at home,” he said. “The United States government, as slow and unjust as it has…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LGBTQ Icons Miss Major, Barbara Gittings, Luisa Rivera Added   May 5 – WASHINGTON DC  – On June 25, the LGBTQ+ community will gather for the annual Wall of Honor ceremony, a tribute to LGBTQ+ trailblazers who have passed on and have made significant contributions to LGBTQ+ politics, art, culture and more.   Founded by the International Imperial Court System in 2019,…

“Today, the Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision, backed the challenge to Colorado’s conversion therapy ban, stating that the ban directly violates the First Amendment’s freedom of speech. While today’s opinion spoke directly to the merits (the core issue), it did not focus on the ban itself.   It is not lost upon us that this decision came on Trans Day of Visibility. This is not about protecting kids; it’s about personal feelings…

March marks Bisexual Health Awareness Month.   Since 2014, this campaign has been calling attention to bisexual health needs, and pointing people to resources. “Claiming the Right to Care as Bi+ People” is this year’s theme.   As healthcare attacks target LGBTQ+ groups, the Bisexual Resource Center urges for health providers to educate themselves on the best possible healthcare options for bisexuals.  …

Affordability refers to whether humans can realistically pay for essential goods and services with the income they earn.    After the Employment Act of 1946, Congress formally recognized that the federal government has a responsibility for maintaining economic stability and living standards for anyone “able, willing, and seeking to work.” Back then the focus was establishing America’s purchasing power.   Since then, affordability has been a major…

The National LGBTQ Task Force condemns Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and its brutal, violent actions against our communities. ICE is a tool of a cruel administration that relies on fear, family separation, detention, and deportation to maintain power. We stand in unwavering solidarity with immigrants, undocumented people, asylum seekers, and all communities targeted by state violence. We believe…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  January 14, 2024  Contact:  Cathy Renna, Communications Director, [email protected], 917-757-6123  [MEDIA CREDENTIALS FOR CREATING CHANGE AVAILABLE, CONTACT [email protected]) Washington, DC…….The National LGBTQ Task Force is less than two weeks away from hosting the 38th Creating Change in Washington DC. From January 20 to 25, 2,000 attendees will attend to bolster their organizing and strategy skills through hundreds of workshops,…