Discrimination

Leaders of Task Force and Congregation Beth Simchat Torah arrested during 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' protest at Times Square

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Task Force responds to homophobic statements of General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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The real eleven inches of pure hypocrisy

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Task Force calls Largo City Commission’s push to remove city manager ‘immoral act of discrimination’

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Task Force urges passage of measure to repeal military's discriminatory 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy

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Task Force, ACLU and HRC seek workplace discrimination stories for upcoming push on ENDA

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History of Nondiscrimination Bills in Congress

The Task Force, a leader since 1973, to secure federal protections for our community

1974
On May 14 U.S. Rep. Bella Abzug (D-N.Y.), in collaboration with the National Gay Task Force (Task Force), introduces the Equality Act of 1974, a federal bill to ban discrimination against lesbians, gay men, unmarried persons and women in employment, housing and public accommodations.

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Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)

What Is ENDA?

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) is a bill that would prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. ENDA creates what no other law currently does: express protections for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the workplace. It is similar to protections under existing federal discrimination laws that protect other classes of workers on the bases of sex, religion, race, and ethnicity.