A letter to the Task Force executive director, Matt Foreman:

I wanted to let you know that I've become rather cynical over my few
short years working with national organizations.  Being young, being
genderqueer, being polyamorous, being a part of the leather community,
being a person of color, and wanting to see ALL of my communities
represented and protected by the work I engage in—I had thought it
would be impossible to work on the national level.  All of the
organizations I saw would do one frustrating thing or another and
argue for legislation that would be meaningless to myself and my
friends.  Most of it still seemed worthwhile, but it wasn't anything I
could participate in.  And some of it were things I wanted to actively
fight.

This has all given me a strong skepticism of national organizations.
Yet it seems every now and then, often when I am most upset at what is
being done on my behalf, I find something that The Task Force has
done, or something that you, Matt, have specifically said.  And it's
like a breath of fresh air.  I gently sigh and feel once again like I
am a part of a larger family.

I find myself so frequently tempted to write critical letters when I
see something I don't like.  But it can be difficult to remember to
give positive feedback when good things are being done.  So I wanted
to send you this letter, and let you know that most often it doesn't
even matter how successful you are.  Simply knowing that you are there
doing this work is comforting.

Thank You.

Matt Foreman's response:

Tobi,

Thank you very much for your message - it really means a lot to me. I
was just thinking I've been getting a little too angry in our releases,
but you brought me back to reality!