Gay Easter Parade
This is one of the reasons why when Tony and I “discuss” moving to a warmer climate I’m usually all for the west coast or New Orleans. He’s usually for Florida, and that’s never going to happen. I like being near a large city with a little culture. I’m very close to New York here. On the west coast I would have LA or San Francisco, depending. New Orleans is filled with culture and I’d love it.
In any event, this is about the Gay Easter Parade in New Orleans.
The final fundraiser for this year’s 15th Gay Easter Parade is up next. The parade minus expenses benefits the reason for the Easter Season, Food For Friends program of the NO/AIDS Task Force. Sponsored by Ambush Mag, the parade has raised over $171,101 for charity the past 12 years.
You can read more here. There’s a lot to go over.
Obama Picks Gay Bishop
This year President Obama chose a gay Episcopal bishop to close the Easter Prayer Breakfast at the White House. Openly gay Bishop Gene Robinson was just as surprised as everyone else when he found out.
The bishop, 66, retired from his New Hampshire diocese in 2013. He now spends time
helping out the Washington Center for American Progress on gay rights issues, Newsmax reported.
Even though he’s gay, Mr. Robinson once thought marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman, Newsmax said. But he later changed his mind and began an open gay relationship with Peace Corps worker, Mark Andrew. The two made it legal in a civil union ceremony in 2008, Newsmax reported.
White House Easter Egg Roll
In keeping with all things Easter related, this next article talks about a gay Florida couple with a child who were invited to this year’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House. They are also plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking to overturn Florida’s ban on gay marriage.
“Melanie and I have worked so hard to build and protect our family, but nothing can come close to matching the protections that marriage provides,” Vanessa Alenier said in a statement distributed by Equality Florida. “Our family is in need of those protections just like other families. We want our son to understand that his family is secure and just as respected as any other family part of our community here in Florida.”
More here.
Photo of Gay Easter Parade is here.
