Virtual Creating Change Rescheduled for March 19-20, 2022
“Creating Change Remixed” Program Details, State of the Movement, Keynotes and Institutes Announced
Virtual Creating Change Rescheduled for March 19-20, 2022
“Creating Change Remixed” Program Details, State of the Movement, Keynotes and Institutes Announced
Creating Change Conference Pivots to Virtual Event
The National LGBTQ Task Force today announced that the 34th annual Creating Change conference, slated for January 12-16 at the Hilton Riverside in New Orleans, will now be held virtually. The dates for the virtual conference will be announced shortly. “While disappointing, we must put the health and wellness of our attendees, volunteers, staff and other conference…
Creating Change Announces Additional Keynotes, Speakers, Programming and Events, Including Amy Walter of Cook Report, Emcee Sandra Valls, Alok and Beverly Little Thunder
The National LGBTQ Task Force will host the 34th Creating Change Conference in New Orleans, LA, from January 12-16, 2022.
Author and Performance Artist ALOK Announced as Keynote Speaker for the 34th Annual Creating Change Conference
Non-binary writer, performer, and public speaker ALOK will be the keynote speaker at the 34th annual Creating Change Conference, where scores of LGBTQ advocates, activists, leaders, and allies will gather in person in New Orleans, Louisiana, from January 12-16, 2022 at the Hilton Riverside. ALOK is a mixed-media artist, writer, poet, and advocate for LGBTQ…
25th Edition of the National LGBTQ Task Force Gala, “Imagine”, Held at Miami Beach Convention Center on October 23
Billy Eichner, Local Activists Robin J. Schwartz and Jasmine McKenzie Honored
Registration Open For Creating Change 2022!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Join us for the National LGBTQ Task Force’s 34th Creating Change Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana from January 12-16, 2022! As the foremost political, leadership, and skills-building conference for the LGBTQ movement, Creating Change will return for an in-person gathering early next year. A special registration rate is available in limited supply until…
Danny Linden Named Creating Change Conference Director
Long-time conference and events specialist Danny Linden has been named the new Creating Change Conference Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, effective June 16, 2021. Linden comes to the Task Force with 31 years of conference and events experience and is a much-welcomed addition to the Task Force as the 34th Creating Change Conference approaches…
Response to Supreme Court Decision on Fulton v. City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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By Kierra Johnson
The United States Supreme Court today ruled that the City of Philadelphia’s refusal to contract with Catholic Social Services (CSS) violates the 1st Amendment due to the CSS policy of not allowing LGBTQ+ foster parents.
Research Brief Documents the Shockingly Disproportionate Harms Discrimination Inflicts on LGBTQ People of Color
(June 16, 2021, Washington, D.C.) Today, a coalition of leading LGBTQ rights groups joined together to release the most extensive summaries to date of scholarly data on the intersection of anti-LGBTQ and racial discrimination. The research brief, authored by the What We Know Project at Cornell University, found overwhelming consensus among peer-reviewed and other studies…
Gaby Garcia-Vera Named Field Director
(June 2, 2021, Washington, D.C.) Long-time organizer and facilitator Gaby Garcia-Vera has been named the new Field Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, effective June 1, 2021. Garcia-Vera comes to the Task Force with 16 years of organizing experience and a passion for intersectional social justice movements and activism, with a particular focus and…
