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National LGBTQ Task Force President Responds to the Federalization of Washington DC

On Monday, August 11, the President ordered an outsized presence of federal law enforcement agencies in Washington, DC. What is happening is an outrageous targeting of those who live in, work in and love the Nation’s Capitol. The Trump administration’s actions, taking control of the Metropolitan Police Department and deploying untrained military and government agency…

Task Force Fellows and Intern Reflect on Their Summer Contributions to Queer Liberation

During Summer 2025, the National LGBTQ Task Force welcomed this year’s edition of a lone intern Tiera Williams for the Communications, Marketing and Branding department and the 2025 Holley Law Fellows Shay Walker, Seamus Smiley, Asa Zaretsky, and Isabella Mianzo. They were fully immersed in the fight for queer liberation – attending events on The…

H.R. 1: A Bill of Betrayal. A Call to Action. 

On July 4–a day meant to symbolize freedom–H.R. 1 was signed into law, finalizing a legislative assault that will devastate millions of people across the United States. The National LGBTQ Task Force is sounding the alarm on this dangerous bill and urging our communities to understand its consequences, mobilize against its harms, and prepare for…

How Alicia Whitaker-Boykins Brought the Task Force’s ‘Be You’ Message to Life

As the National LGBTQ Task Force’s Vice President of People & Culture for the last decade, Alicia Whitaker-Boykins has a tall task: creating a welcoming home for thousands of queer people and communities, allies, and activists all under the organization’s founding mission of building queer power and fighting for liberation.   But first, that responsibility began…

The Impacts of the Big Bill of Betrayal

Today, the Senate passed a reconciliation bill that threatens the health, safety, and economic stability of millions of people. The harsh consequences of this bill will impact all of us in some way. LGBTQ+ people, immigrants, low-income communities and hard-working families should not be punished for receiving and having access to taxpayer-funded programs. Lifesaving and…

National LGBTQ Task Force Responds to Multiple SCOTUS Decisions on Last Day of Term

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Cathy Renna, Communications Director, cell 917-757-6123, crenna@thetaskforce.org  and Dee Tum-Monge, cell 308-391-0660, dtum-monge@thetaskforce.org   NATIONAL LGBTQ TASK FORCE RESPONDS TO MULTIPLE  SCOTUS DECISIONS  ON LAST DAY OF TERM, INCLUDING MAHMOUD V TAYLOR,  PLANNED PARENTHOOD AND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP  The following statements can be attributed to Allen Morris, Policy Director, National LGBTQ Task Force:  Mahmoud v.…

DC Welcomes WorldPride Festivities, The Task Force Joins In! 

This Pride season, the Capital Pride Alliance brought WorldPride to Washington, DC. for the first time, and only the second WorldPride in the U.S.   Capital Pride also marked 50 years of Washington DC Pride, which went from a humble street party to now numerous Pride events, celebrations and activities that encompass the diversity of the…