WASHINGTON, — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund applauds the House of Representatives for holding its first-ever hearing yesterday on transgender discrimination in the workplace. In addition to submitting written testimony documenting the urgent need for inclusion of gender identity in federal employment protection, the Action Fund has worked closely with the [...] ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Rea Carey, longtime leader and activist in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movement, has been appointed executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The Task Force was the first national LGBT rights organization and remains the community’s uncompromising, progressive voice committed to building grassroots political power through advocacy, [...] ...

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force sent out a press release last night informing us - and everyone else - that Rea Carey has been named the non-prifit’s new executive director. Carey takes over for Matt Foreman, who left earlier this year and under whom Carey worked for four years. ...