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July 8, 2025
H.R. 1: A Bill of Betrayal. A Call to Action.
On July 4–a day meant to symbolize freedom–H.R. 1 was signed into law, finalizing a legislative assault that will devastate millions of people across the United States. The National LGBTQ Task Force is sounding the alarm on this dangerous bill and urging our communities to understand its consequences, mobilize against its harms, and prepare for…
July 2, 2025
How Alicia Whitaker-Boykins Brought the Task Force’s ‘Be You’ Message to Life
As the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Vice President of People & Culture for the last decade, Alicia Whitaker-Boykins has a tall task: creating a welcoming home for thousands of queer people and communities, allies, and activists all under the organization’s founding mission of building queer power and fighting for liberation. But first, that responsibility began…
July 1, 2025
The Impacts of the Big Bill of Betrayal
Today, the Senate passed a reconciliation bill that threatens the health, safety, and economic stability of millions of people. The harsh consequences of this bill will impact all of us in some way. LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, low-income communities and hard-working families should not be punished for receiving and having access to taxpayer-funded programs. Lifesaving and… June 27, 2025
National LGBTQ Task Force Responds to Multiple SCOTUS Decisions on Last Day of Term
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cathy Renna, Communications Director, cell 917-757-6123, [email protected] and Dee Tum-Monge, cell 308-391-0660, [email protected] NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE RESPONDS TO MULTIPLE SCOTUS DECISIONS ON LAST DAY OF TERM, INCLUDING MAHMOUD V TAYLOR, PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP The following statements can be attributed to Allen Morris, Policy Director, National LGBTQ Task Force: Mahmoud v.…
June 26, 2025
DC Welcomes WorldPride Festivities, The Task Force Joins In!
This Pride season, the Capital Pride Alliance brought WorldPride to Washington, DC. for the first time, and only the second WorldPride in the U.S. Capital Pride also marked 50 years of Washington DC Pride, which went from a humble street party to now numerous Pride events, celebrations and activities that encompass the diversity of the… June 18, 2025
National LGBTQ Task Force Responds to Supreme Court United States v. Skrmetti
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cathy Renna, Communications Director, National LGBTQ Task Force, [email protected], cell 917-757-6123 NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT DECISION ON “UNITED STATES V. SKRMETTI” “While devastating…..in no way, shape, or form does this decision mark the end of our fight and advocacy for transgender rights – it’s just the beginning….” …June 6, 2025
Task Force President Kierra Johnson Honored at BET Black + Iconic Soirée
The National LGBTQ Task Force proudly joined the third annual BET Black + Iconic Soirée, which made its powerful debut in Washington, D.C. this year. With the 2025 theme, “Excellence Ascending,” the soirée was a night of joy, recognition, and reflection, marking an important cultural moment that centered the contributions of Black queer and trans…
June 6, 2025
Task Force’s CreativiTEA Mixer Brings Joy, Community, and Glamour to Washington DC
A reminder that our creativity isn’t just an asset, but an act of resistance.Get Updates, Actions, and Events
Recent Press Releases
May 5, 2025
International Imperial Court Council and National LGBTQ Task Force to Induct Seven Trans Icons into the “Wall of Honor” at the Historic Stonewall Inn
The National LGBTQ Wall of Honor celebrates LGBTQ pioneers, activists, artists, and leaders who have shaped the movement for equality and liberation. April 29, 2025
100 Days of Trump: Chaos, Pain and Resistance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2025 CONTACT: Cathy Renna, Communications Director, National LGBTQ Task Force, [email protected], 917-757-6123 100 Days of Trump: Chaos, Pain and Resistance The following statement can be attributed to Allen Morris, Policy Director, National LGBTQ Task Force: “The first 100-days of the new administration has sent the world a very clear message…February 14, 2025