From the Executive Director
Rea Carey

Sharing your voice with the president (blog entry)
July 1, 2009

Task Force Action Fund slams DOJ brief attacking same-sex couples, reiterates call for immediate repeal of DOMA (statement)
June 12, 2009

Task Force applauds Miami Commission's unanimous passage of domestic partnership ordinance (statement)
June 11, 2009

Task Force denounces attack at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (statement)
June 11, 2009

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signs legislation granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples (statement)
June 3, 2009

Task Force Action Fund urges for passage of Uniting American Families Act (statement)
June 2, 2009

Task Force responds to the killing of Dr. George Tiller: 'We cannot and must not yield to fear and intimidation' (statement)
June 1, 2009

Task Force profoundly disappointed in California Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8 (statement)
May 26, 2009

Task Force Action Fund hails introduction of the Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act (statement)
May 22, 2009

Task Force Action Fund hails introduction of federal Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act (statement)
May 21, 2009

Task Force mourns the loss of Rodger McFarlane, friend and leader in the LGBT movement (statement)
May 18, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds New York Assembly passage of marriage equality bill (statement)
May 12, 2009

Maine becomes the fifth state to grant the freedom to marry to same-sex couples (statement)
May 6, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds New Hampshire legislature's passage of bill granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples (statement)
May 6, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds Maine House's passage of marriage equality bill (statement)
May 5, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds Maine Senate's passage of marriage equality bill (statement)
April 30, 2009

Task Force Action Fund hails U.S. House passage of federal hate crimes legislation (statement)
April 29, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds House Judiciary Committee passage of hate crimes legislation (statement)
April 23, 2009

Task Force hails enactment of Washington state transgender hate crimes law (statement)
April 22, 2009

Task Force commemorates Day of Silence (statement)
April 17, 2009

Task Force applauds Washington Legislature's passage of bill expanding state domestic partnership rights (statement)
April 16, 2009

Task Force slams deceptive television ad from the National Organization for marriage (statement)
April 8, 2009

Task Force applauds D.C. Council vote to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed elsewhere (statement)
April 7, 2009

Task Force hails enactment of Vermont legislation granting the freedom to marry same-sex couples (statement)
April 7, 2009

Task Force Action Fund applauds House introduction of federal hate crimes legislation (statement)
April 3, 2009

Task Force hails historic Iowa Supreme Court ruling granting the freedom to marry same-sex couples (statement)
April 3, 2009

Stand up and be counted! (action alert/statement)
March 20, 2009

Task Force applauds Obama administration for signing U.N. declaration on ‘Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity’ (statement)
March 18, 2009

Task Force condemns pope's remarks on condoms and AIDS (statement)
March 17, 2009

Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey attends White House Forum on Health Reform (statement)
March 6, 2009

Commentary: Working toward a real economic recovery (commentary)
February 26, 2009

Task Force Action Fund calls for swift passage of Uniting American Families Act (statement)
February 12, 2009

State of the Movement address by Rea Carey (speech)
January 30, 2009

Task Force Action Fund hails enactment of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (statement)
January 29, 2009

Task Force responds to President Obama's inauguration speech (statement)
January 19, 2009

Task Force: Robinson's exclusion from HBO televised coverage 'profoundly disappointing and disturbing (statement)
January 19, 2009

Task Force commemorates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and historic inauguration of nation’s first black president (statement)
January 19, 2009

Task Force responds to selection of Bishop Gene Robinson to deliver prayer at inauguration’s opening ceremony (statement)
January 12, 2009

Task Force Action Fund urges President-elect Obama to leave no community behind in new economic stimulus plan (statement)
January 8, 2009

Task Force denounces selection of Rick Warren to give invocation at inauguration (statement)
December 19, 2008

World AIDS Day 2008: National Gay and Lesbian Task Force urges greater federal response to HIV/AIDS (statement)
November 28, 2008

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force applauds Florida court ruling granting adoption rights to gay father (statement)
November 25, 2008

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force commemorates Transgender Day of Remembrance (statement)
November 20, 2008

National LGBT rights leader says stand firm, move forward (commentary)
November 19, 2008

Task Force Action Fund deeply disappointed in passage of California's Proposition 8 (statement)
November 6, 2008

Task Force Action Fund responds to election of Barack Obama as next president (statement)
November 4, 2008

Task Force hails historic Connecticut Supreme Court ruling granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples (statement)
October 10, 2008

Ten years. Thousands victimized. Not enough action. (statement)
October 7, 2008

Rea Carey, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights leader, demands higher standard from national candidates (statement)
October 3, 2008

Remarks given by Rea Carey at the Los Angeles Leadership Awards (speech)
September 21, 2008

Montgomery County transgender nondiscrimination law protected from repeal effort (statement)
September 9, 2008

Task Force mourns death of pioneering community hero Del Martin (statement)
August 27, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds broad and historic inclusion of LGBT issues in proposed Democratic National platform (statement)
August 11, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds U.S. House vote to repeal HIV travel ban (statement)
July 25, 2008

Task Force expresses disappointment in Montgomery County court decision (statement)
July 24, 2008

Task Force Action Fund calls for end to discriminatory 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy (statement)
July 23, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds Congress for today’s historic hearing on transgender discrimination in the workplace (statement)
June 26, 2008

National leader says passage of Runaway and Homeless Youth Protection Act is critical to saving lives of LGBT youth (statement)
June 19, 2008

Task Force sends well wishes to same-sex couple newlyweds (statement)
June 17, 2008

Task Force Action Fund commends formation of Congressional Equality Caucus for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans (statement)
June 4, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds New York Assembly for historic vote on transgender rights (statement)
June 3, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds New York Gov. David Paterson's leadership in honoring and recognizing same-sex marriages (statement)
May 29, 2008

Task Force questions critical appointments to APA’s Committee on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders (statement)
May 28, 2008

Task Force extends thoughts and prayers to U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy following diagnosis (statement)
May 21, 2008

Task Force Action Fund applauds Miami-Dade County Commission’s approval of domestic partner ordinance (statement)
May 20, 2008

Task Force hails historic California Supreme Court decision supporting the freedom to marry (statement)
May 15, 2008

Task Force mourns death of Mildred Loving (statement)
May 7, 2008

On the Eve of Pride Season 2008 (speech)
Speech given by Rea Carey at the D.C. Leadership Awards, May 3, 2008

Action Fund vows to continue fighting attempts to prohibit same-sex couples from securing marriage equality in California (statement)
April 24, 2008