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MEDIA ALERT: AUDIO PRESS CONFERENCE
Date:
February 25, 2005
MEDIA CONTACT:
Roberta Sklar, Director of Communications
media@theTaskForce.org
646.358.1465
Monday February 28, 2005 Noon — 1:00 p.m.
Call in number 877-502-9279 Code# 6286740
Reporters please call in at 11:55 a.m.
For further information call 917-704-6358
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Leaders to Discuss Creation of New Department to Focus on Federal Affairs
| WHAT: | Audio Press Conference -Task Force New Department to Focus on Federal Affairs |
| WHO: | Matt Foreman, Executive Director, The Task Force Rea Carey, Deputy Executive Director, The Task Force |
| WHEN: | Monday February 28, 2005 Noon to 1:00 p.m. |
| WHERE: | Telephone: Call in number 877-502-9279 Code# 6286740 |
| Carey and Foreman will discuss the goals and staff of the new department followed by Questions and Answer with reporters. | |
| WHY: |
Taking a larger voice in Washington, the Task Force will work for new money, new laws, and equal protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. "This team...will lead the way in getting our people a fair share of their tax dollars and in moving forward on new federal antidiscrimination legislation," said Matt Foreman. While the new department is a marked ratcheting up of the Task Force voice and involvement in Washington D.C., the Task Force has a long history of involvement in federal affairs. In 1974, it was the driving force behind the first gay rights bill introduced in Congress (a bill to amend the civil rights laws to include banning discrimination based on sexual orientation). In the late 1970's the Task Force hired the first full-time gay and lesbian rights lobbyist, and in 1982 the first federal lobbyist on HIV/AIDS. In more recent years, it has led efforts to insure that proposed legislation include protections for transgender people. |
Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality. We work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people. Our Policy Institute, the community's premiere think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, and Cambridge. The Task Force is a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in Washington, DC. Contributions to the Task Force are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc. ("NGLTF, Inc."), founded in 1974, works to build the grassroots political power of the LGBT community to win complete equality. We do this through direct and grassroots lobbying to defeat anti-LGBT ballot initiatives and legislation and pass pro-LGBT legislation and other measures. We also analyze and report on the positions of candidates for public office on issues of importance to the LGBT community. NGLTF, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) non-profit corporation incorporated in New York. Contributions to NGLTF, Inc. are not tax-deductible.
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The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement’s premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and Cambridge.
