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Statement from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force on 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the March on Washington 26 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
“Today's commemoration of the march on Washington was in the spirit of Bayard Rustin — the openly gay man who was the lead organizer of the march 50 years ago — and an extraordinary and magnificent sh...
MCC Remembers LGBT Rights Pioneer José Julio Sarria 23 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Heaven gained a pioneer of the movement for LGBT equality early this morning, with the passing of Jose Julio Sarria, also known as "Her Royal Majesty, Empress of San Francisco, Jose I, The Widow Norto...
Integrity Announces Executive Director: Vivian Taylor 2 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm
Integrity USA is pleased to announce its new Executive Director, Sarah Vivian Gathright Taylor. Taylor will be the first openly transgender woman to lead a major mainline protestant denominational org...
Faith based actions for Immigration Reform during August Congressional Recess 25 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Soon members of Congress will be leaving Washington, DC and returning to their home districts for the month of August. This is a time when they will be gathering information from their constituents an...
More Light Presbyterians Announces Alex McNeill as New Executive Director 24 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
More Light Presbyterians (MLP) today announced the appointment of Alex McNeill as their new executive director. McNeill is an openly transgender man, and a nationally known educator and advocate for l...
Faith leaders respond to Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) resolution welcoming LGBT people 18 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Faith leaders of welcoming church programs celebrated today the approval of a resolution that welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people at the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ...
LGBT Rights Organizations Issue Open Letter: Trayvon Deserves Justice 15 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
A coalition of national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights organizations, led by the National Black Justice Coalition and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, today issued the fo...
Huge Victory in D.C.: City Council Modernizes Name and Gender Change Procedures and Creates Model for the Country 11 Jul 2013 | 09:00 pm
Today the Washington, D.C. City Council passed a bill designed to reduce the burdens associated with getting a legal name change and updating gender markers on birth certificates. The bill, which pass...
Supreme Court rules, DOMA and Proposition 8 unconstitutional 26 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (The Task Force) is hailing today’s Supreme Court rulings related to marriage equality as historic and far reaching. “Today’s historic decisions are a signific...
Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision: "A Major Step Backwards" 25 Jun 2013 | 09:00 pm
Today's Supreme Court's decision to strike down a central part of the Voting Rights Act—in its ruling on Shelby County v. Holder—as a major step backwards in the ongoing effort to eliminate racism fro...
