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Thursday, April 24, 2008
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Homework, Hugs and Love: A Family Like Yours
New Book of Children’s Drawings Celebrates LGBT Families
Winner Announced in 2nd Annual Drawing Contest
BOSTON, MA — Today Family Equality Council is thrilled to congratulate Julian, age 8 of New Mexico, as the winner of our 2nd Annual Family Drawing Contest. Julian will receive a $250 savings bond. This year’s ten finalists hailed from across the nation: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas. Over 4,000 people cast votes in the Contest this year. The Drawing Contest serves to put a face on too-often invisible lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) headed families in communities around the country.
The Family Equality Council has also released all of the entered drawings as a free, downloadable book, Homework, Hugs and Love: A Family Like Yours. All parents, LGBT or not, will enjoy sharing this heartwarming collection with children, teachers and extended family. The book speaks to the important threads that all families share—care and commitment, joy and love.
To download Homework, Hugs and Love: A Family Like Yours, click here:
http://www.familyequality.org/contest
About the Family Equality Council
Family Equality Council is proud to be the national non-profit organization dedicated to securing family equality. We recognize and believe that the laws, provisions and ordinances that hurt LGBTQ-headed families also hurt so many others-single parents, blended families, families of color, etc. To that end, Family Equality Council is standing strong to defeat anti-family legislation and promote pro-family legislation. For more information, please visit www.familyequality.org.