Chelsea Manning’s Mistreatment Viewed as Indicative of the Abuse LGBTQ People Face in Prison

Washington, DC, August 1, 2016—Former Army private Chelsea Manning faces […]

Defense Department Announces Plan on Lifting Transgender Military Ban

WASHINGTON, DC, July 14, 2015—The Department of Defense has announced […]

Lift the Transgender Military Ban Now

Transgender people have always served in the the military, and are […]

Task Force responds to Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel for secretary of defense

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is encouraged by […]

Celebrating the one-year anniversary of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal

A year ago today, the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t […]

Task Force denounces House panel vote aimed at stalling DADT repeal

The Task Force denounces the House Armed Services Committee’s passage […]

Coalition sends letter urging U.S. House members to oppose DADT amendments to defense authorization bill

The Task Force is among 85 organizations to sign onto […]

Another disappointing DADT decision by the Obama administration

Another disappointing decision on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” from the […]

Task Force: Today’s vote “an important step”

The Senate Armed Services Committee voted 16-12 tonight to advance […]