Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, sometimes referred to as the Task Force, is an American pro-LGBT non-profit organization. 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. It was founded in 1973 by Dr. Howard Brown, Dr. Bruce Voeller, who was the organization's first director, Reverend Robert Carter and Dr. Frank Kameny, in New York. The current executive director is Rea Carey and deputy executive director is Darlene Nipper.The Task Force runs Creating Change, the National Conference on LGBT Equality which receives over 2,000 attendees each year. Plenary sessions provide a common meeting ground for the conference to explore current issues in the LGBT community. In 2003, the conference featured the first ever Skills Academy for Leadership and Action, an all day session dedicated to skills training for grassroots activists.In 2005, the Task Force protested against the Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders, which forbids the ordination of Catholic homosexual seminarians.The Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is a think tank that conducts social science research, policy analysis, strategy development, public education and advocacy.. }
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- National_Gay_and_Lesbian_Task_Force abstract "The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, sometimes referred to as the Task Force, is an American pro-LGBT non-profit organization. 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. It was founded in 1973 by Dr. Howard Brown, Dr. Bruce Voeller, who was the organization's first director, Reverend Robert Carter and Dr. Frank Kameny, in New York. The current executive director is Rea Carey and deputy executive director is Darlene Nipper.The Task Force runs Creating Change, the National Conference on LGBT Equality which receives over 2,000 attendees each year. Plenary sessions provide a common meeting ground for the conference to explore current issues in the LGBT community. In 2003, the conference featured the first ever Skills Academy for Leadership and Action, an all day session dedicated to skills training for grassroots activists.In 2005, the Task Force protested against the Instruction Concerning the Criteria for the Discernment of Vocations with regard to Persons with Homosexual Tendencies in view of their Admission to the Seminary and to Holy Orders, which forbids the ordination of Catholic homosexual seminarians.The Policy Institute of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is a think tank that conducts social science research, policy analysis, strategy development, public education and advocacy.".