In the News:

Iowa governor signs LGBT nondiscrimination bill
National Religious Leadership Roundtable honors
      the memory of Yolanda King
Celebrating DC Black Pride
Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself,
      Your Community, and Your World
Creating Change magazine spring/summer 2007 edition

Iowa governor signs LGBT nondiscrimination bill

Iowa Gov. Chet Culver signed a bill May 25 that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, public accommodations, housing, education and credit practices. The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc., is proud to have partnered with Equality Iowa, the statewide LGBT rights group, to pass this measure. The Task Force assisted in crafting the bill’s language and provided strategy throughout the legislative process.

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National Religious Leadership Roundtable honors the memory of Yolanda King

A memorial service for Yolanda King, the eldest child of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was held last Thursday in Atlanta. Members of the Task Force’s National Religious Leadership Roundtable paid tribute to her life and legacy in a May 24 statement. Photo credit: atp_tyreseus (Flickr)

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Celebrating DC Black Pride

Pride season is under way, and over the Memorial Day weekend the Task Force had a booth at the annual DC Black Pride Expo. We handed out fans and stickers, signed up folks for the e-mail list and talked with participants about our work to advance LGBT equality. DC Black Pride is the oldest such celebration in the country, and Task Force board member Ernest Hopkins is one of the three founders of DC Black Pride. Next up: Look for us this weekend in the Detroit metro area as we celebrate all things queer at Motor City Pride on Sunday, June 3, in Ferndale, Mich. Photo credit: Alexes Anderson

Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World

Political organizing is at the heart of any successful social justice movement. Building on more than 25 years of organizing experience, Sue Hyde, director of Creating Change, the premier LGBT organizing conference convened annually by the Task Force, compiles strategies, game plans and concrete examples for political organizing in Come Out and Win: Organizing Yourself, Your Community, and Your World, a new handbook from Beacon Press on how to win equality.

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[ Listen to the May 22 press conference featuring Sue Hyde ]

Creating Change magazine spring/summer 2007 edition

Check out the spring/summer 2007 edition of Creating Change, our full-color magazine featuring compelling commentary, analysis and articles about the multifaceted work of the Task Force.

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