250 same-sex families to participate in White House Easter Egg Roll

[im10ashus]

Let's roll: Jennifer Chrisler gets ready for a White House Easter
Tom Musbach

A large contingent of same-sex couples and their children will participate in this year's White House Easter Egg Roll -- an historic first in the event's long history.
News about the families' participation caused some furor among religious conservatives, who accused the LGBT participants of "hijacking" the venerable family event scheduled for April 17. But the fuss has not stopped hundreds of same-sex households from signing up, says the Family Pride Coalition, which organized the big gay outing.

Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the Family Pride Coalition, has been involved in planning this activity for nearly a year. She spoke with PlanetOut by phone from her home in Washington, D.C., after putting her twins in bed for the evening.

How did the Family Pride Coalition get involved in the Easter Egg Roll event?

It was actually two of our members, a couple from New York named Colleen and Alisa, and they had gone last year with their daughter, Ella. They thought it would be a great way to showcase LGBT families to the American public, so they called me one day and said, "We have this great idea, and we're wondering if you want to do it with us because you're the national LGBT family organization."


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[AlienGirl]

1. I think the WH will find an excuse to keep them out

I don't think Shrubco actually plans to let them participate. I precict that some "security concern" will be manufactured to keep the gay families out--probably stated something like, "We are forbidding the attendance of any organized groups with a political agenda due to terra concerns." See, they didn't have to say they don't want Family Pride there because they're gay, they can say they don't want any organized political groups there, and then apply it to Family Pride while claiming members of Repub political organizations "are there as individuals, not as a group."

Tucker

[im10ashus]

2. It will be worth watching.

I'd love to see all the rainbow-colored shirts and leis.

[AlienGirl]

3. Betcha a buck the WH will at the very least impose a dress code

If they don't find a way to ban gay families from participating outright, they will impose some kind of dress code that will make them invisible.

Tucker

[im10ashus]

5. That's a bet I don't want to take.

:-)

[kaygore]

6. But then Chimpster can't wear his big boots!!! Whaaaaa

[kaygore]

4. Earth to Freepers: the LGBT parents will NOT be humping the kids

But, Dear, they are just lie us!

Yep, you wingnuts, gays and lesbians are human too! I take back the "too" as I can not attest for how "human" Freepers are!

[BrklynLiberal]

7. OH.THAT is why Chucklepants is going to Camp David for Easter!!!

[im10ashus]

8. Figures.

He will need to distance himself from the gay vibe.