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  • June 26
    Share your voice, tell the president how you feel
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  • July 1
    From Stonewall to the Rainbow Lounge: Stop police abuse!
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  • June 30
    Task Force leader hand-delivers community messages to President Obama at White House Pride Month reception
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  • June 25
    National collaboration of organizations launches New Beginning Initiative to advocate for pro-LGBT federal policy changes
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  • June 25
    Task Force Action Fund urges for passage of critical hate crimes legislation
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  • June 24
    Task Force Action Fund applauds introduction of Employment Non-Discrimination Act in U.S. House
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  • June 20
    Task Force applauds U.S. Census Bureau's decision to count married same-sex couples in 2010 census
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  • June 17
    Task Force Action Fund responds to presidential memorandum granting protections to same-sex partners of federal employees
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  • June 12
    LGBT legal and advocacy groups decry Obama administration's defense of DOMA
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  • June 12
    Task Force Action Fund slams DOJ brief attacking same-sex couples, reiterates call for immediate repeal of DOMA
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  • June 11
    Task Force applauds Miami Commission's unanimous passage of domestic partnership ordinance
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  • June 11
    Task Force denounces attack at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
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  • June 10
    Recognizing outstanding transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals in the struggle for LGBT equality
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  • June 8
    New York state marriage call-in day TODAY — It's time to act!
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  • June 4
    Two groundbreaking studies find religious voices critical to the advancement of LGBT equality
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  • June 3
    New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch signs legislation granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
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  • June 2
    Task Force Action Fund urges for passage of Uniting American Families Act
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  • June 1
    Task Force responds to the killing of Dr. George Tiller: 'We cannot and must not yield to fear and intimidation'
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  • May 27
    LGBT organizations warn that lawsuits could set back progress on marriage for same-sex couples
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  • May 26
    Task Force profoundly disappointed in California Supreme Court decision upholding Proposition 8
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  • May 22
    Task Force Action Fund applauds introduction of the Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act
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  • May 21
    Task Force Action Fund hails introduction of federal Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
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  • May 18
    Task Force mourns the loss of Rodger McFarlane, friend and leader in the LGBT movement
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  • May 14
    Article of Faith: Here we go again — Catholic bishops overstep their bounds
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  • May 12
    Task Force Action Fund applauds New York Assembly passage of marriage equality bill
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  • May 11
    LGBT family-inclusive faith curriculum launched, fills gap
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  • May 6
    Task Force Action Fund applauds New Hampshire legislature’s passage of bill granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
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  • May 6
    Maine becomes the fifth state to grant the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
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  • May 5
    Task Force Action Fund applauds Maine House's passage of marriage equality bill
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  • April 30
    New studies demonstrate welcoming congregations are more active on social justice and LGBT advocacy
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  • April 30
    Task Force Action Fund applauds Maine Senate's passage of marriage equality bill
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  • April 29
    Task Force Action Fund hails U.S. House passage of federal hate crimes legislation
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  • April 29
    Task Force Action Fund lauds New Hampshire Senate’s passage of marriage equality bill
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  • April 28
    Take action on hate crimes legislation now!
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  • April 23
    Task Force Action Fund applauds House Judiciary Committee passage of hate crimes legislation
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  • April 22
    Task Force hails enactment of Washington state transgender hate crimes law
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  • April 20
    Live large and think big at next National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change
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  • April 17
    Task Force commemorates Day of Silence
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  • April 16
    Task Force applauds Washington Legislature's passage of bill expanding state domestic partnership rights
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  • April 9
    Take Action: Help defend the freedom to marry in Iowa!
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  • April 8
    Task Force slams deceptive television ad from the National Organization for Marriage
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  • April 7
    Task Force hails enactment of Vermont legislation granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
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  • April 7
    Task Force applauds D.C. Council vote to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples legally performed elsewhere
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  • April 3
    Task Force Action Fund applauds House introduction of federal hate crimes legislation
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  • April 3
    Task Force hails historic Iowa Supreme Court ruling granting the freedom to marry to same-sex couples
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  • April 3
    Take Action: Marriage equality bill passes Vermont House — call Gov. Jim Douglas and your House representative today!
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  • April 1
    NRLR responds to endorsement of policy changes by the council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
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  • March 26
    San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and fashion designer John Bartlett to be honored by the Task Force on April 6
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  • March 24
    National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund lauds defeat of Gainesville’s Charter Amendment 1
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  • March 20
    Stand up and be counted!
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  • March 18
    Task Force applauds Obama administration for signing U.N. declaration on ‘Human Rights, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity’
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  • March 17
    Task Force condemns pope’s remarks on condoms and AIDS
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  • March 11
    Top Task Force staffer on hand as President Obama signs executive order creating White House Council on Women and Girls
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  • March 6
    Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey attends White House Forum on Health Reform
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  • March 4
    Be part of Prop. 8 history
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  • February 26
    Working toward a real economic recovery
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  • February 13
    New transgender education resource for churches from the Institute for Welcoming Resources
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  • February 12
    Task Force Action Fund calls for swift passage of Uniting American Families Act
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  • February 5
    National Religious Leadership Roundtable celebrates 10th anniversary
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  • January 30
    State of the Movement address by Rea Carey, Executive Director, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
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  • January 29
    Task Force Action Fund hails enactment of Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
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  • January 21
    Advancing LGBT rights at state and local level a key focus of Creating Change conference next week in Denver
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  • January 20
    Task Force responds to President Obama's inauguration speech
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  • January 19
    Task Force: Robinson's exclusion from HBO televised coverage 'profoundly disappointing and disturbing'
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  • January 19
    Task Force commemorates legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and historic inauguration of nation’s first black president
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  • January 14
    Call to action on HIV/AIDS at the National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, Jan. 28–Feb. 1
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  • January 12
    Task Force responds to selection of Bishop Gene Robinson to deliver prayer at inauguration’s opening ceremony
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  • January 8
    Task Force Action Fund urges President-elect Obama to leave no community behind in new economic stimulus plan
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  • January 6
    New study shows party, ideology, frequency of religious service attendance and age drove vote on Prop. 8
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