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Obama Rolls with the Gays

It’s safe to say President Obama is not an egghead like his predecessor, George W. Bush. As if we didn’t know that already. President Obama is proving to the United States and the world he is a unifier. With Easter just days away, the White House is allocating tickets for the traditional Easter Egg Roll to gay families.

“The Obama administration actually reached out to us as an organization, and said we want gay families there, and they are an important part of the American family fabric,” said Jennifer Chrisler, executive director of the Boston-based Family Equality Council. The majority of egg roll tickets were offered to the public online.

This is not the first time the LGBT community was invited to the event. In 2006, the Bush Administration invited gay families, but some conservatives accused them of trying to “crash” the event and turn it into a political statement. But, “This year already feels different,” said Colleen Gillespie of Brooklyn, who helped spark the 2006 effort. “We feel so welcomed and embraced, and that in a very real way, I think we can just go as a family and enjoy it.”

Over 100 gay and lesbian families are expected to attend. That’s a lot of egg on W’s face!