18 April 2006

Well, some 100 gay and lesbian families made their way to the White House Easter Egg roll yesterday--and lightning didn't strike, "traditional marriages" all over the country didn't disintegrate into thin air, and Western Civilization as we know it, didn't collapse. Some people say those families "politicized" the event. They say their goal was simple: to demonstrate to the White House--and the world--that their values are those of traditional American families. That they're like everyone else. I know I'm biased, but I think it was "mission accomplished." There was no fuss (except for a measly 6 protestors who gathered, one with a sign that read: "Homo-sex is a threat to national security.") I personally think stuff like that actually HELPS our cause. Even the White House seemed non-plussed. Some staffers even quietly thanked some couples for coming. (Check out the Washington Post story HERE.) I mean, this wasn't the Gay Pride Parade. It was gay moms and dads -- toting their kids around, cajoling them when they got cranky, wiping their noses, comforting them when the giant Easter bunny scared them, beaming with pride when they completed the roll, making sure their seersucker suits and taffeta skirts didn't get too dirty, etc. In short: these families were really BORING. And that's the point.

I really hope when we take OUR kid to the White House Easter Egg Roll, that it won't be a big deal at all.


By the way: The White House said the American Egg Board provided approximately 7,200 eggs to be rolled, 2,800 dyed eggs for an egg hunt and 4,000 boiled eggs for children to dye.

That brought a protest from Friends of Animals, which drew attention to the treatment of chickens raised to produce eggs and advocated the use of artificial eggs.