Sarah Kate Ellis Guest ColumnistIn 2014, my wife and I were invited to the White House for the annual Easter Egg Roll. When I first came out as a lesbian, I never imagined standing next to an Easter bunny in front of the White House balcony alongside my wife and our two kids.
With the simple act of including a family like mine during such a cherished American tradition, the White House sent a powerful message that LGBTQ families are part of the American family.Fast forward to 2017 when, during Donald Trump’s inauguration, the LGBTQ page on the official White House website was removed.
On the first day of the Trump administration, GLAAD noted that a search for LGBTQ on WhiteHouse.gov was met with a simple message: “sorry, no results found.”.