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A moving tribute to an extraordinary family
By Pedro Julio Serrano, Task Force Communications Manager/Founder of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s The Task Force's Pedro Julio Serrano (R) with the family of Jorge Steven López Mercado. The New York City...
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Respecting our differences
We can all come together as human beings and learn to respect and celebrate our differences. That is the gist of a new public service campaign that WAPA TV, a commercial TV station in Puerto Rico,...
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New York City coalition responds to anti-LGBT violence in Puerto Rico
A coalition of New York City elected officials and organizations today released a report that documents the hate-motivated violence against LGBT people in Puerto Rico. This report comes out just a week...
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Pro boxer Orlando Cruz makes some history
Puerto Rican featherweight Orlando Cruz described himself as “a proud gay man,” becoming what is believed to be the first professional boxer to come out as openly gay while still competing. On coming...
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National leaders call on Puerto Rico media to reject scapegoating
National leaders issued the following open letter rejecting SuperXclusivo’s re-victimizing of murdered Puerto Rico man: A young man is kidnapped, taken to an ATM, robbed, then beaten to death. Adding...
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Puerto Rico Supreme Court bans same-sex adoption
Last week, the Puerto Rican Supreme Court decided in a 5-4 vote against the right of a lesbian mother to adopt her partner’s daughter, even though she has helped raised the child since birth. Our Task...
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LGBT rights advancing in Puerto Rico
LGBT rights are advancing in Puerto Rico as a consequence of decades of amazing activism and a change in government last November. The Task Force has been at the forefront of this struggle for the past...
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Puerto Rico on the brink of history for LGBT people
LGBT rights are advancing in Puerto Rico as a consequence of decades of activism and a change in government last November. This week will be crucial and historic, with the House set to vote on a...
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Puerto Rico Legislature passes nondiscrimination bill protecting LGBT people
The Puerto Rican House of Representatives today approved a nondiscrimination bill that protects LGBT people in employment. Last week, the Senate approved the bill in a 15-11 vote and Gov. Alejandro...
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Puerto Rico governor signs LGBT protections into law
The Task Force’s Pedro Julio Serrano with Gov. Alejandro García Padilla at today’s bill signing. Gov. Alejandro García Padilla today signed civil rights legislation into law that provides...
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