This was their statement. More than 100 gay families have signed up to attend the White House’s annual Easter egg roll in April.
“It will help Americans see real gay, lesbian and transgender headed families,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride, one of the groups spearheading the event.
This is the first year Family Pride has organized gay families to participate in the event.
Chrisler said some “fringe groups” have attacked them. “The right always gets very concerned when LGBT parents show up with their children,” she said. “The more we are the same, the less potent the arguments are for discriminating against us.”
This is my statement. My issue is this. I have attented the Egg Roll 3 years with my husband and two daughters. There may have been gay families attending during those years, I do not know. Do you know why I dont know? Because they attended just like everyone else. Dressed in fitting clothes and not drawing attention to them selves. They state that “The more we are the same, the less potent the arguments are for discriminating against us.”
But they will not be making themselves the same. They plan on coming in Logo T-Shirts and being part of a group. This contradicts the whole issue they are making as far as being the same.
They then state that“ It will help Americans see real gay, lesbian and transgender headed families,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride
I mean make up your mind, do you want to be segregated or not.
If you are going to go to the Egg Roll, then GO, just like everyone else, no one has ever kept that from happening. If you have a child in tow, then you can get in. I dont see this whole point of starting this campaign to go as a large group to make a point. The only point your making is that you are ignorant in thinking that an Egg Roll will make you feel better about yourself and your family.
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Date: 2006-02-21 10:22 pm (UTC)More than 100 gay families have signed up to attend the White House’s annual Easter egg roll in April.
“It will help Americans see real gay, lesbian and transgender headed families,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride, one of the groups spearheading the event.
This is the first year Family Pride has organized gay families to participate in the event.
Chrisler said some “fringe groups” have attacked them. “The right always gets very concerned when LGBT parents show up with their children,” she said. “The more we are the same, the less potent the arguments are for discriminating against us.”
This is my statement.
My issue is this. I have attented the Egg Roll 3 years with my husband and two daughters. There may have been gay families attending during those years, I do not know. Do you know why I dont know? Because they attended just like everyone else. Dressed in fitting clothes and not drawing attention to them selves. They state that “The more we are the same, the less potent the arguments are for discriminating against us.”
But they will not be making themselves the same. They plan on coming in Logo T-Shirts and being part of a group. This contradicts the whole issue they are making as far as being the same.
They then state that“ It will help Americans see real gay, lesbian and transgender headed families,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride
I mean make up your mind, do you want to be segregated or not.
If you are going to go to the Egg Roll, then GO, just like everyone else, no one has ever kept that from happening. If you have a child in tow, then you can get in. I dont see this whole point of starting this campaign to go as a large group to make a point. The only point your making is that you are ignorant in thinking that an Egg Roll will make you feel better about yourself and your family.