Matt Foreman (gay rights activist)

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Matt Foreman
Organization	NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Empire State Pride Agenda and National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
Political movement	LGBT rights movement

Matt Foreman is an American lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights activist.

Foreman was executive director of the NYC Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project from 1990 to 1996 and the Empire State Pride Agenda from 1997 to 2003. He was executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force from May 2003 until 2008.^[1]

Foreman is a founding member of Heritage of Pride, the group that currently organizes LGBT Pride events in New York City.

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