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For Immediate Release
Contact:

Inga Sarda-Sorensen
Director of Communications
(Office) 646.358.1463
(Cell) 202.641.5592
isorensen@theTaskForce.org

Task Force Action Fund Slams DOJ Brief Attacking Same-Sex Couples, Reiterates Call for Immediate Repeal of DOMA

WASHINGTON

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund again
calls for immediate repeal of the federal "Defense of Marriage Act."
The Task Force Action Fund also denounces the egregious language used
by the Department of Justice in its recent brief seeking to dismiss a
challenge to DOMA.

Statement by Rea Carey, Executive Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Action Fund

"DOMA is and has always been an immoral attack on same-sex couples,
our families and our fundamental humanity. This law has only served to
discriminate against Americans and belittle our nation's heralded
values embracing freedom, fairness and justice. The Task Force Action
Fund demands President Obama and Congress immediately repeal this
hateful law, which has left a moral scar on our nation and its worthy
pursuit of equal justice for all.

"Unfortunately, the malicious and outrageous arguments and language
used in the Department of Justice's marriage brief is only serving to
inflame and malign the humanity of same-sex couples and our families.
This is unacceptable.

"This ugly chapter in our nation's history must come to an end now with the repeal of DOMA."

The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We are building a future where everyone can be free to be their entire selves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we've made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That's why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you. Join us!