''Under Bush, it felt a bit like we were crashing our own party. But this year it feels like we're equally honored guests. It's more celebratory.''
Leah McElrath Renna of Washington, DC, who has twice visited the White House Easter Egg Hunt with her partner, Cathy Renna & their 3-year-old daughter. It's reported that blocks of tickets to event have been set apart by the Whitehouse for GLBT families for next Monday's event, and that some 2000 more tickets will go to students in the DC schools. The holiday event became a symbolic battleground for inclusion over the last few years as conservatives were put off by a coordinated effort by gay families to express their presence at the event. (Associated Press)
