Facts: - residence: washington , d.c. - title: executive director - home town: denver , colorado - caption: rea equality rally in freedom plaza carey speaking at the 2013 decision day marriage - spouse: margaret conway - predecessor: matt foreman - birth date: 22 december 1966 - name: rea carey - organization: national gay and lesbian task force - image: file rally in freedom plaza -lrb- 9194045525-cropped -rrb- . jpg : rea carey at decision day marriage equality - movement: lgbt rights movement - alma mater: smith college and harvard university Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of rea carey .
rea carey is an american lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender -lrb- lgbt -rrb- rights activist and the executive director of the national lgbtq task force -lrb- previously the national gay and lesbian task force -rrb- since 2008 .she previously served as the organization 's deputy executive director and was the founding executive director of the national youth advocacy coalition .