Family Equality Council Contingent will Represent Millions of Families Nationwide
Boston, MA (Vocus/PRWEB ) April 10, 2009 -- In 2006 over 100 families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) parents abounding the White House Easter Egg Roll, organized by Family Equality Council (formerly Family Pride). At the time, it was cryptic whether LGBT families were absolutely acceptable at the White House, but our families agilely alternate and the country had an befalling to see and apprehend from LGBT families in an aberrant way. This year, addition 100 LGBT families or added will appear the Egg Roll, but this time the White House has accurately encouraged them to participate in this accustomed event. President Obama was the aboriginal presidential applicant to aboveboard advance the according amount of LGBT families, in an August 2008 letter to Family Equality Council's Executive Director, Jennifer Chrisler.
Then Senator Obama declared that we have to "do added to abutment and strengthen LGBT families. Because adequation in relationship, family, and acceptance rights is not some abstract principle; it's about whether millions of LGBT Americans can assuredly abide lives apparent by address and freedom."
do added to abutment and strengthen LGBT families. Because adequation in relationship, family, and acceptance rights is not some abstract principle; it's about whether millions of LGBT Americans can assuredly abide lives apparent by address and freedom. I was captivated if the White House alleged on the Family Equality Council to animate our supporters, tens of bags of LGBT families nationwide, to administer for tickets to this year's Easter Egg Roll This is a dream appear accurate for our family We would accept never absurd the befalling this would action our families to appearance the country who we are and how abundant we adulation and affliction for our children To now be accustomed with accessible accoutrements by an Administration and a First Family that has such an across-the-board eyes of assorted families is overwhelming. We cannot delay to appear aback to the White House next week "I was captivated if the White House alleged on the Family Equality Council to animate our supporters, tens of bags of LGBT families nationwide, to administer for tickets to this year's Easter Egg Roll," said Jennifer Chrisler, Executive Director of Family Equality Council. "It's bright to me that if the Obama Administration thinks about American families, they anticipate about LGBT families, as well. For too continued our families suffered beneath administrations that artlessly abandoned us or attacked us outright, generally for the account of concise political gain. Americans are annoyed of alienated politics. In a time of civic crisis, all Americans--all families--should appear calm to renew this country. LGBT families will crop this befalling to appearance up and be counted as allotment of this abundant effort."
LGBT families' organized accord in the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll showcased their adulation and backbone on an aberrant scale. In accession to book and radio coverage, added than 16.5 actor television admirers saw LGBT families as they are--just as blessed to appear the Egg Roll as any added family, just as annoyed from cat-and-mouse in band for tickets, just as captivated to allotment an American attitude with others.
"This is a dream appear accurate for our family," said Colleen Gillespie. Gillespie, who with her accomplice Alisa Sirkus and their babe Ella were the ancestors that came up with the abstraction of a accumulation of LGBT families accessory the accident calm afterwards accessory abandoned in 2005 and not seeing added families like theirs. They approached the Family Equality Council for abutment and in 2006 helped adapt the awful arresting acquisition which is now an LGBT ancestors tradition. "We would accept never absurd the befalling this would action our families to appearance the country who we are and how abundant we adulation and affliction for our children," connected Gillespie. "To now be accustomed with accessible accoutrements by an Administration and a First Family that has such an across-the-board eyes of assorted families is overwhelming. We cannot delay to appear aback to the White House next week," assured Gillespie.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be a amount of opportunities for media to accommodated families advancing to DC for the accident that are accommodating to be interviewed and photographed. If you would like to accompany us amuse acquaintance cathy (at) rennacommunications (dot) com
EDITORS: To book an account with Jennifer Chrisler, controlling administrator of Family Equality Council, amuse alarm or email the media acquaintance listed above.
About Family Equality Council
The Family Equality Council works to ensure adequation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parents by architecture community, alteration hearts and minds, and advancing amusing amends for all families. For added information, amuse appointment www.familyequality.org.
Contact:
Cathy Renna, Renna Communications, cathy (at) rennacommunications (dot) com, 917-757-6123
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