By Sue Hy, Director of the Task Force’s Natnal Conference on LGBT Equaly: Creatg Change The first s of myster illns affectg gay men
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THE NATNAL GAY AND LBIAN TASK FORCE: FIGHTG HIV/AIDS OM THE BEGNG
The Natnal LGBTQ Task Force is dited to achievg eedom and jtice for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer people, and their fai through proactive, targeted, change-ducg iativ. * national gay & lesbian task force *
The Natnal LGBTQ Task Force is dited to achievg eedom and jtice for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer people, and their fai through proactive, targeted, change-ducg iativ. Also known as: NGLTF, Natnal Gay Task Force, Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force, The Task Force. Natnal LGBTQ Task Force, byname the Task Force, formerly Natnal Gay Task Force (1973–85) and Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force (1985–2014), Amerin nonernmental anizatn found 1973 that advot for the civil rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals.
The anizatn mpaigned to have homosexualy removed as a tegory of mental disorr the 1970s. In that same time perd enuraged the Democratic Party to nsir the civil and human rights of the gay muny. In 1984 the anizatn issued the first extensive report on hate crim directed at the gay muny, documentg anti-gay victimizatn and vlence.
As a foundg member anizatn of the Milary Freedom Project, the Task Force helped set the amework for the 1993 bate about gays servg the to the Obergefell v. NYC LGBTQ History ProjectPrs nference October 1973 announcg formatn of the Natnal Gay Task Force. The Natnal LGBTQ Task Force was found October 1973 New York Cy by several activists who saw a need for a powerful, unified, and anized voice the burgeong gay rights movements.
Natnal LGBTQ Task Force, Amerin nonernmental anizatn found 1973 that advot for the civil rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) dividuals. It was the first such natnal-level nonprof anizatn, and mobiliz state-level trag of LGBTQ * national gay & lesbian task force *
The Task Force founrs later beme proment and nsequential lears throughout the 20th century gay rights movement. Only a few months after the Task Force’s foundg, we achieved our first major victory–gettg homosexualy removed om the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s list of mental disorrs. Henry Anonymo, ” a gay psychiatrist who spoke at the APA’s natnal nventn to advote for removal.
The First Time Amerin History Queer Activists met wh the Whe Hoe to Discs Gay Rights.
Jean O’Leary, then -executive director of the Task Force, arranged a historic Whe Hoe meetg wh reprentativ of several gay anizatns wh Midge Costanza, Assistant to the Print for Public Liaison Print Jimmy Carter. This is the first time Amerin history queer activists met wh the Whe Hoe to discs gay rights.