Rea Carey Biography

Rea Carey is an American LGBTQ rights activist and the Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, the oldest national LGBTQ advocacy organization in the United States. She has been a leader in the LGBTQ rights movement for over 25 years, working to advance social, political, and economic justice for LGBTQ people. Carey began her career as a community organizer and activist in Chicago in the 1990s, working on issues related to HIV/AIDS and reproductive rights. She later served as Executive Director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force from 2008 to 2018 before assuming her current role with the National LGBTQ Task Force. Under Carey's leadership, the National LGBTQ Task Force has focused on various issues, including marriage equality, transgender rights, immigration reform, and economic justice. She strongly advocates for LGBTQ people of color, youth, and elders. She has worked to build bridges between the LGBTQ rights movement and other social justice movements. Carey has received numerous awards and honors for her work, including being named to the Advocate magazine's "40 under 40" list and the OUT100 list of influential LGBTQ people. She is a frequent commentator on LGBTQ issues in the media. She has spoken at conferences and events around the world.

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