1973: When the LGBTQ+ Movement Caught Fire
Stonewall shook the establishment, but four years later, queer rights started to take over the mainstream.
April 7, 2023
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Task Force's Rea Carey Arrested With 105 Women Demanding Immigration Reform
The executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force was among 105 women arrested for blocking traffic outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., today.
September 12, 2013
Paterson Pledges Support for Marriage Equality
In accepting his New York Leadership Award from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on Monday night, newly installed governor David Paterson announced that he would continue to push for full marriage equality for LGBT New Yorkers, according to a Task Force press release.
April 9, 2008
Obama Appoints NGLTF's Dave Noble as Director of LGBT Vote
The Barack Obama campaign announced Wednesday that David Noble, former executive director of the National Stonewall Democrats and current director of public policy and government affairs at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, has been appointed as director of the LGBT vote for the campaign. Noble will be stepping down from his position at NGLTF and officially starting with the campaign on June 21. As the campaign switches gears to the general election, deputy campaign manager Steve Hildebrand said, "We have moved aggressively to set up our national LGBT vote operation and to staff it with the best people we can possibly get." Hildebrand, who is gay, called Noble a "well-seasoned" political operative.
June 12, 2008
The Exit Interview
After 18 years as one of our most visible LGBT activists, Matt Foreman has stepped down as head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Trading grassroots power for financial influence, his new role at the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund has him allocating $8 million in annual funding for LGBT causes. Kerry Eleveld asks him about the switch, what's in store for the movement, and where we're missing the mark.
April 23, 2008
Longtime Lesbian Activist Achebe Betty Powell Dies at 82
She was involved with several organizations and was part of the first gay and lesbian contingent to have a meeting at the White House.
February 27, 2023
Veteran Activist William B. Kelley Dead at 72
The Chicago resident worked for LGBT rights for 50 years, making an impact on the state, local, and national levels.
May 19, 2015
Matt Foreman's Questionable Legacy
The outgoing head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force mixed liberal activism with gay rights -- but to what end?
February 5, 2008
Melissa Etheridge, LGBTQ+ Luminaries Pay Tribute to Urvashi Vaid
Creator of change Urvashi Vaid is remembered by Etheridge, the head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and more for her tireless activism and her ability to inspire others.
July 7, 2022
WATCH: President Obama Thanks LGBT Activists at Creating Change
The commander in chief issued a brief video address to the thousands of LGBT activists gathered in Atlanta this week for the 25th Annual National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change.
January 25, 2013
The GOPs antigay pitch to blacks
The Republican Party is reaching out to African-American voters with a pitch that hones in on their presumed homophobia. The party's blatantly antigay "misinformation campaign" is detailed in a new report from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
April 13, 2006
Transgender-Friendly Policy Implemented in New York Juvenile Jails
Transgender youth
in New York's juvenile detention centers are now
allowed to wear whatever uniform they choose, be called by
whatever name they want, and ask for special housing
under a new antidiscrimination policy drawing praise
from advocacy groups. ''New York is way ahead of the
curve,'' said Roberta Sklar, a spokeswoman for the National
Gay and Lesbian Task Force. ''When you have a system
like the New York Office of Children and Family
Services putting out a clear nondiscrimination policy,
it should be seen as a model for similar kinds of agencies
all over the country.''
June 21, 2008
We 55 respectfully disagree
In an "open letter" to The Advocate and to LGBT people everywhere, more than four dozen prominent activists of color take issue with Jasmyne Cannick's commentary calling for LGBT equality to take priority over rights for illegal immigrants. Quoting Audre Lorde, they remind us, "There is no hierarchy of oppression."
April 11, 2006
George Takei to Receive Leadership Award for LGBT Advocacy
The iconic Star Trek actor will be honored for his work on behalf of the LGBT community by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
August 24, 2013
Gay rights group responds to State of the Union address
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said there is much work to be done to undo "the hurt" created by Bush during his presidency.
January 25, 2007
Some national gay groups oppose Roberts
The Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and PFLAG have officially gone on record opposing the nomination of John Roberts to the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 26, 2005
Matt Foreman to Step Down From Task Force
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, will step down in April to oversee the Gay and Lesbian Program at the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, according to an NGLTF press release. A search for his replacement will begin immediately. "I will always love the Task Force, our work, our board, and our staff," Foreman said in the release. "I have no doubt that the Task Force will continue to be the uncompromising progressive voice of the LGBT movement and to thrive and help lead our community to complete equality."
January 24, 2008
Growing the grass roots
Coming back from a slump in the 1990s, the 32-year-old National Gay and Lesbian Task Force aims to take the lead in aiding local organizing. In a time of "terrible trouble," NGLTF is in it for the long haul
July 5, 2005
The Exit Interview
After 18 years as one of our most visible LGBT activists, Matt Foreman has stepped down as head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Trading grassroots power for financial influence, his new role at the Evelyn & Walter Haas Jr. Fund has him allocating $8 million in annual funding for LGBT causes. Kerry Eleveld asks him about the switch, what's in store for the movement, and where we're missing the mark.
April 23, 2008
American Psychological Association to review gay counseling practices
The American Psychological Association is embarking on its first review of a 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change a client's sexual orientation.
July 12, 2007