The Easter Confrontation: Did it Happen?

The blogs and some news outlets reported on Jarrod Scarbrough and Les Sewell's planned confrontation with Obama about ENDA.


I was on the fence about this until I saw the couple on TV.

I got a little concerned. I imagined the couple to look a little more presentable when addressing the President on important issues.

Anywho, many activists were excited by this, calling the media blitz successful. But here's the thing, ENDA was never gone or ignored. ENDA was talked about less than month ago, in fact, 72 lawmakers urge the White House to move forward on ENDA. So, the ENDA discussion was always present.


And the question at point, did they actually talked to President Obama? After all of this hype, did they do the damn thing? To be honest, I feel cheated. If you tell me I'm going get a $1000 and you tell everybody else that I'm getting a $1000, then hot dammit, I better get a $1000.


They talked about this to everyone and everywhere, so why is there no ass news about their 'confrontation'?

Again, with all of this hype and disorganized activism, what was really accomplished with this?

Gay Couple plan to confront the President at the White House Easter Egg Hunt

Something interesting may happen at the White House's annual Easter Egg roll. Jarrod Scarbrough and Les Sewell plan on confronting President Obama about employment discrimination.

According to The Advocate, the gay couple wants to press the President into signing an executive order banning workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

While I applaud the gay couple for taking a stand; I'm not so sure the Easter Egg roll is the best place to do this. What is their plan? How will they have a solid conversation during a high profile event? Was it wise to go public about this confrontation?

I'm afraid this will come off like a bad publicity stunt that will undermine the overall message. I used this same post over at Bilerico and most of the commentators (who are Get Equal activists) said this is  great idea.

But, I think it's not the best laid plan. I mean what do they expect? This is not the best way to get the President's attention. And I wish that activists would just stop thinking in the clouds sometimes. Maybe that's why I'm not a complete activist; I'm too much of a critical thinker.

Anywho, I'm curious to hear what y'all think about this.

Gay Families represent at the White House Easter Egg Roll

When the White House invited gay families to attend the annual Easter Egg Roll, about 110 gay families came out for the festivities.

I hope this was a great event, it looks like it was.

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White House welcomes Gay Families to their Easter Egg Roll

This is exciting news. President Obama has invited gay families to the White House Easter Egg Roll.

This the administration's effort to be inclusive of other families and supportive in our goal for civil rights. The invite was also given to LGBT organizations like Family Equality Council, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the HRC.

This is very different than before, folks. A few years ago we went to the Easter Egg Roll to show the world that we actually exist. We had about 100 families present and every thing was cool. However, the Repubs claimed we were 'crashing' the event and possibly infecting their children with gayness.

This year, we are invited...so I wonder what they will say this time.

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