Happy Holidays! Join us in wishing the First Family holiday greetings while introducing them to images of thousands of LGBT families. Today, COLAGE joins fellow national and local lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family groups throughout the country in launching the From Our Family to Yours Campaign. In addition to spreading holiday cheer, the campaign will increase visibility and awareness about the need for federal protections for the LGBT community.

In this season of peace and generosity, let's introduce the First Family to ours. In order to succeed in winning federal protections for our families, we must put real names and faces to the people in our community.

This campaign is simple. Just mail a copy of your family holiday card, or if you don't have one, then send a family photo to the First Family with this message:

Season's Greetings, from our family to yours.
May the next year bring peace and equality for all.

We encourage you to send your holiday cards as soon as possible. Please send your holiday cards and photos to the Family Equality Council, PO Box 206, Boston, MA 02133, or send a digital photo to Tina Walker-Morin at tina.walker-morin@familyequality.org. We will compile all of the images into a holiday package to be delivered to the First Family.

COLAGE would love to see your beautiful families as well- mail a copy of your card to COLAGE, 1550 Bryant Street, Suite 830, San Francisco, CA 94103.

Participating organizations include Center Kids: A Program of the New York Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, COLAGE, Equality California, Equality Federation, Family Equality Council, Family Matters: a Program of the San Diego LGBT Community Center, L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Family Services Program, Lesbian and Gay Family Building Project, the Mega Family Project, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Our Family Coalition, Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), and the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center.

For more details on the participating organizations and information on how your organization can join, please visit http://fromourfamiliestoyours.wordpress.com/ .

Thank you and may the peace and joy of the holidays be yours.