LGBTQ groups to join 60th anniversary March on Washington
At least four national LGBTQ rights organizations will participate in the 60th anniversary March on Washington: A Continuation of Dr.
King’s Work, which is scheduled to begin Saturday, Aug. 26, with a rally at the Lincoln Memorial. The LGBTQ organizations participating in the event include the National LGBTQ Task Force, whose executive director, Kierra Johnson, is scheduled to speak at the pre-march rally.
The other LGBTQ organizations scheduled to participate include the D.C.-based Center for Black Equity and the Human Rights Campaign and PFLAG.
The National LGBTQ Task Force and PFLAG this year are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their founding in 1973. PFLAG, formerly known as Parents And Friends of Lesbians And Gays, currently uses just the PFLAG name and describes itself as the “largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and their families.” Earl Fowlkes, executive director of Center for Black Equity, said representatives from his organization and from HRC and PFLAG participated in a conference call with organizers of the march, who welcomed the LGBTQ organizations’ participation.
