LGBT global news 24-7

Home » Content about National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Content about National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

April 26, 2012
US Congress member seeks social security equality for same-sex couples

Linda Sanchez says 'No American should ever be treated differently by the country they love because of who they love'

A California congresswoman on Thursday (26 April) introduced a bill aimed at ending a Social Security Administration policy that denies benefits to same-sex couples.

Rep. Linda Sanchez, who represents her state's 39th congressional district, was flanked at a Capitol Hill press conference by LGBT advocates from across the country including actor George Takei.

January 29, 2012
Housing head announces new rules

Housing and Urban Development Secretary head announces anti-LGBT discrimination rules

As the Republicans bloody each in other in Florida, the Obama White House is showing its base why the president needs to be reelected.

January 28, 2012
Jealous calls for LGBT and civil rights groups to work together

NAACP leader speaks at the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force conference

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, a LGBT rights organization, is holding a four day summit in Baltimore, Maryland.

Called the Creating Change conference,  Ben Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was its keynote speaker.

The NAACP is the oldest civil rights organization in the United States.