National Gay And Lesbian Task Force

The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

Description:
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. We do this by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and 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.

History:
In 1979, the Task Force co-sponsored the first national conference of third-world gays and lesbians, which spurred autonomous organizing in the 1980s within people of color communities.

Contact people:

Dawna Cornelissen, Volunteer Sub-Committee Chair, (email) Alvarado Marta, Program Coordinator, (email) Sue Hyde, Director Of Creating Change, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (202) 393-2241

Address:

400 North Olive Street Dallas, TX 75201 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.thetaskforce.org

Directions:

Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Pearl Street Station

Last updated on October 28, 2009