Gay/lesbian parents plan to attend WH Easter Egg Roll

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This is from the Washington Post, but has not been posted to their website yet, so no link.

By Petula Dvorak
The Washington Post

WASHINGTON — The White House Easter Egg Roll, with its poufy, pastel dresses, cute little-boy suits and squealing children chasing eggs, will take a turn for the political this year.

Hundreds of gay and lesbian parents, some from across the country, plan to line up overnight Thursday to get tickets to the 128-year-old Washington ritual Monday, to blanket the White House lawn with a realistic mosaic of their families.

“I don’t think this is a protest. Showing up, participating fully in an American tradition, showing Americans that we do exist, that in our minds isn’t a protest,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of Family Pride Coalition, an advocacy group for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender parents based in Washington.

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Other critics have dubbed this year’s Easter mobilization “Brokeback Bunny” in online message boards, a reference to “Brokeback Mountain,” the Oscar-winning movie about two gay sheepherders.