Renna Communications
Family Equality Council
Family Equality Council is the national non-profit organization committed to securing family equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and allies. They accomplish their work through a combination of strategic initiatives, groundbreaking training programs and legislative work.
RennaComm staff has worked with Family Equality Council for over two years and have played an important role in significantly raising the organization’s visibility during that period. As Family Pride’s agency of record, we provide a variety of services, including crisis communications, day-to-day media outreach, ongoing strategic communications planning, and media training.
When Family Equality Council found themselves at the center of a media firestorm regarding their work organizing families to attend the 2006 White House Easter Egg Roll, Renna Communications sprang into action, creating a detailed and strategic media plan. Overall, RennaComm helped Family Equality Council leverage the crisis into primarily positive media coverage worth well over $1 million, reaching more than 16.5 million people by television alone.
Selected Media Coverage:
Alternative families: Schools try to adapt; A child suffers harassment, and her mother says educators must rethink their curriculum
Patriot Ledger: October 13, 2007
Family Pride becomes Family Equality Council
Bay Windows: October 11, 2007
Family Pride Becomes Family Equality Council
Edge Boston: October 11, 2007
Family Pride Becomes Family Equality Council
Edge New York: October 11, 2007
Family Pride Becomes Family Equality Council
Edge Provincetown: October 11, 2007
Parents and Children Coming Out Together
Mombian.com: October 11, 2007
Complaint spurs review of school diversity policy
The Boston Globe: October 10, 2007
Family Equality Council
Proud Parenting: October 9, 2007
Family Pride Coalition Grows Into Family Equality Council
Mombian.com – October 9, 2007
Voces Familiares VI
Lesbian Blogger Extraordinaire: October 6, 2007
Civil rights groups join calls for same-sex marriage
Pink News UK: September 28, 2007
Analysis: Md. Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Windy City Media Group: September 26, 2007
Back to school :: Gay parents face unique challenges
Edge Boston: September 7, 2007
Back to School with 2 Daddies
Washington Blade: September 7, 2007
Back to School
Bay Windows: September 6, 2007
A Family Affair
Bay Windows: September 6, 2007
Back To School Tool
Proud Parenting: September 6, 2007
The New Order: Welcome to the Vanguard of LGBT Activism
The Advocate: September 2007 (special 40th Anniversary Issue)
Family Voices VIII
Mombian: August 28, 2007
What Every Marketer Needs (Immigration) To Know
Free Industry Online: August 24, 2007
Vermont Mom Blasts Anti-Gays
Straightnotnarrow.blogspot.com – August 27, 2007
Gay advocacy group challenges web site
Arizona Local News: July 26, 2007
New York Times: For Gay Parents, a Big Week in the Sun
New York Times: July 22, 2007
Gay adoption: A new take on the American Family
CNN: June 25, 2007
Chrisler, Jacques leaving DC as Family Pride opens Boston office
Washington Blade: June 22, 2007
Mary Cheney delivers a son
Bay Area Reporter: May 31, 2007
Pride and prejudice: Dick Cheney’s family values
Independent Online Edition UK: May 29, 2007
AlterNet: Cheney Poses with Newborn Grandson, But Not His Lesbian Daughter
AlterNet: May 28, 2007
Homo Parents Have Heartwarming Kids! Family Pride Announce Adorable Artistic Winners
Queerty: May 16, 2007
A celebration of gay family life
Staten Island Advance: May 13, 2007
Lesbian moms face challenges amid joys of parenthood
Bay Area Reporter: May 10, 2007
Family Pride chides religious right on adoption
The Advocate: May 7, 2007
Family Pride warns evangelicals on adoption
Gay.com: May 4, 2007
OUTSpoken trainings turns stories Into tools for change
Pride Source: May 3, 2007
Learning to speak out
Pride Source: May 3, 2007
Why Wives Like Dina McGreevey Don’t Know Their Husbands Are Gay
PRWeb: May 2, 2007
An Ellen for the Ages
The Advocate: May 2, 2007
Radio Interview: OUTSpoken Families Trainings in Michigan
WDET (MI): April 27, 2007
Disney Gay Day Family on the Way
MickeyNews.com: April 27, 2007
Sirius Radio to Have Town Hall on Gay Family Life
247gay.com: April 24, 2007
Family Pride Attends White House Easter Egg Roll
Edge Boston: April 24, 2007
Kevin Bacon Helps Gay Families
Pink News UK: April 23, 2007
Kevin Bacon’s Organization Helps Family Pride
Connexion News: April 23, 2007
Philadelphia Freedom
Gay City News: April 19, 2007
‘OUTSpoken Families’ trainings coming up
Pride Source: April 18, 2007
Cute, Like a Bunny!
New York Blade: April 13, 2007
Brave effort
The Washington Times: April 12, 2007
All families at egg roll
Bay Area Reporter: April 12, 2007
Winter-Coat Weather for Rite of Spring
The Washington Post: April 10, 2007
A Quiet Easter Egg Roll For Family Pride
Politico.com: April 9, 2007
Easter Pride: Gay families return to the White House to partake in its annual Egg Roll event
New York Blade: April 6, 2007
The Family-Friendly Easter Bomb Hunt
Near the White House, Activists Lacing the Fun With a Political Message
The Washington Post: April 6, 2007
Gay Parents on Eve of White House Easter Event: ‘Let’s Roll’
Towleroad.com: April 6, 2007
Campaigning for Gay Rights With a Focus on Families
Politico.com: April 2, 2007
Fort Lauderdale
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: March 25, 2007
People
The Chronicle of Higher Education: March 22, 2007
Furor over Baptist seminary president’s gay-fetus article (AP)
New York Blade: March 15, 2007
Family Pride Guest Post
Parentography: March 7, 2007
Family Pride begins organizing for 2007 White House Easter Egg Roll
Gay South Florida [Miami Herald]: March 5, 2007
Family Values
Texas Monthly: March 2007
Two West Palm Beach gay couples merge their lives, homes and love to raise their children: The result is two dads, two moms and two children living side by side.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: February 18, 2007
Captivating Couples: Jennifer Chrisler & Cheryl Jacques
GO Magazine: February 14, 2007
Family Pride teams up with R Family Vacations
Bay Windows: February 8, 2007
R Family Vacations and Family Pride Announce Business/Education Partnership
PR Newswire US: February 6, 2007
Mary Cheney’s privacy sparks a journalism debate
Houston Chronicle: February 5, 2007
Same-sex parents get OUTspoken; Training session planned tomorrow
The San Diego Union-Tribune: February 2, 2007
Training gay parents to present their case
Knoxville News Sentinel: February 1, 2007
Discussion of Mary Cheney’s pregnancy
Paula Zahn Now (CNN) 8:00 PM hour: February 1, 2007
Discussion of Mary Cheney’s pregnancy
Paula Zahn Now (CNN) 7:00 PM hour: February 1, 2007
Discussion of Mary Cheney’s pregnancy
Paula Zahn Now (CNN) 4:00 PM hour: February 1, 2007
Training helps gay families win hearts
San Francisco Chronicle: January 29, 2007
Gay Couple Adopts Gaggle, Go on Oprah
Queerty.com: January 2007
US Gay Families Center Stage
Gay Market News: January 29, 2007
Gay dads to appear on ‘Oprah’
Gay.com UK: January 26 2007
Gay Dads to Appear on Oprah
DiversityInc.com: January 26, 2007
Gay Dads to Appear on “Oprah” January 29
Out In America: January 25, 2007
Religion Briefs
The Advocate: December 30, 2006
Letter from the publishers
Bay Windows: December 27, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: December 27, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: reposted on December 26, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: December 25, 2006
USA: Dallas out to corral gay travellers
Gay NZ: December 24, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: December 24, 2006
Dobson: Children need fathers
Sauk Valley Newspapers: December 24, 2006
Dobson on Cheney pregnancy: Kids need dads
The Argus: December 24, 2006
Dobson addresses Cheney’s daughter,
Richmond Times Dispatch: December 24, 2006
Religion Briefs: Op-ed takes issue with gay couples raising kids
Tulsa World: December 23, 2006
Dobson, gay-rights leaders at odds over parenting
Knoxville News Sentinel: December 23, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: December 23, 2006
Dobson on Cheney pregnancy: Kids need dads
Inside Bay Area: December 23, 2006
Dobson speaks out on Cheney pregnancy
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: December 23, 2006
If Facts Don’t Add Up
New York Blade: December 22, 2006
‘Time’ for a rebuttal
Washington Blade: December 22, 2006
ACTION! ALERT ‘Time’ for a rebuttal?
Southern Voice Online: December 22, 2006
Science Mangled (Again) to Promote Anti-gay Views
New York Blade: December 22, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: reposted on December 22, 2006
Dobson vs. Cheney
Salon.com: December 22, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Wyoming News: December 21, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Worcester Telegram: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Penn Live: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
MLive.com: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Times Picayune: December 21, 2006
Religion News in Brief
The Ledger: December 21, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Times Daily: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
The State: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Biloxi Sun Herald: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Bradenton Herald: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Contra Costa Times: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Pioneer Press: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Fort Worth Star Telegram: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Monterey County Herald: December 21, 2006
Religion News in Brief
Forbes: December 21, 2006
Religion news in brief
Miami Herald: December 21, 2006
Dobson’s claims about research …
Researchers slam anti-gay use of work
Pink News UK: December 21, 2006
Gay Donor or Dad?
New York Times: December 17, 2006
Something about Mary gets to Right-Wingers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel: December 14, 2006
Lesbian mom-to-be (Cheney’s daughter) is slammed by all sides Chicago Sun Times: December 13, 2006
Debate Over Gay Parents
The O’Reilly Factor (Fox): December 13, 2006
Dreamgirls’ ego nightmare
Irish Independent: December 10, 2006
Gay and Pregnant; Reaction to Mary Cheney’s Baby
Good Morning America: December 7, 2006
Iraq Peace Plan Under Fire; New Cargo Security Deal Stirs Controversy
CNN: December 7, 2006
Oh Baby! Veep’s Kid Expecting. Cheney’s Gay Daughter to Deliver in Spring
Daily News: December 7, 2006
Chenye: Random People Decide to Weigh in
The Hotline: December 7, 2006
The Nation; A pregnant pause in right wing; Social conservatives remain silent or temper their criticism about news that Cheney’s gay daughter is expecting.
Los Angeles Times: December 7, 2006
Cheney Pregnancy Stirs Debate on Gay Rights
New York Times: December 7, 2006
Cheney’s daughter pregnant
Richmond Times Dispatch: December 7, 2006
The Reliable Source
The Washington Post: December 7, 2006
Iraq: A Plan to Change Course; Interview With Iraq Study Group Co-Chairs James Baker and Lee Hamilton; Dick Cheney’s Daughter Pregnant
CNN: December 6, 2006
President Bush Reacts to ISG Report; Robert Gates Confirmed as New Defense Secretary; Interview with Iraq Study Group Member Vernon Jordan
CNN: December 6, 2006
Will Al Gore Run in 2008?; Cheney Family Growing; How Does Iraq Respond to ISG Report?
CNN: December 6, 2006
Cheney’s daughter expecting a baby
Daily News: December 6, 2006
Littlest Cheney will have two mommies
Salon.com: December 6, 2006
Power of Attorney Needed for Control; Health Care Decisions
Wisconsin State Journal: December 3, 2006
For gay couples, a “state of chaos”; Wisconsin’s vote to ban gay marriages and civil unions has motivated couples to get documents in order and bolster any legal protections they do have.
Wisconsin State Journal: December 3, 2006
Dallas drawing more gay tourists 2-year-old marketing campaign may be paying off,
The Dallas Morning News: November 4, 2006
How to tell if your husband is gay
Pittsburgh Tribune Review: October 4, 2006
Love is bottom line in same-sex families
University Wire: July 26, 2006
Selling homes, promoting equality
The Journal News: June 23, 2006
Two moms, two kids; Maryfrances Evans, 43, and Stephanie McFarland, 35, moms; Pride 2006 – Politics – Parenting – Prayer – Paychecks
Des Moines Register: June 7, 2006
Anti-gay parenting tactic re-emerging
Gay.com UK: May 18, 2006
Family Pride Convenes First-Ever Academic Symposium on Gay Parenting
Out In America: May 16, 2006
Mass. pols get a free ride; Firms foot bill for exotic trips
The Boston Herald: May 13, 2006
Womb Service
Governing Magazine: May 2006
Log Cabin Republicans: Largest Ever Log Cabin National Convention Includes Unprecedented Lobbying Effort
US Fed News: May 1, 2006
Good News Roundup
Guerrilla News Network: May 1, 2006
Egg roll goes on without incident; gay protesters at White House
National Catholic Reporter: April 28, 2006
Sound Off!
Southern Voice: April 28, 2006
Homosexuals Have Easter Bunny in Their Sights
ChronWatch.com: April 26, 2006
The Advocate – April 25, 2006
Enjoying a Family Tradition
PR Week: April 24, 2006
Egg Roll ‘Resounding Success’
New York Blade: April 24, 2006
‘The gay agenda’ is a good thing
The Houston Voice: April 22, 2006
‘The gay agenda’ is a good thing
Southern Voice: April 21, 2006
On a Roll…
The American Spectator: April 20, 2006
Stealth attack
Bay Windows: April 20, 2006
White House snubs gay families at Egg Roll: critics
Washington Blade: April 20, 2006
New Optimism on Doing Things Right
Gay City News: April 20, 2006
Gay families join Easter Egg Roll
Bay Area Reporter: April 20, 2006
This Easter’s Renewal of Faith
Gay City News: April 20, 2006
LGBT families stand out at Egg Roll
Bay Windows: April 20, 2006
Wearing rainbow leis, LGBT families join White House
Gay People’s Chronicle: April 20, 2006
Renita Fennick column: Protesting loss of innocence at Easter event
The Times Leader: April 19, 2006
LGBT families join White House Easter Egg Roll
Pridesource.com: Apr 19, 2006
National Roundup
Windy City Times: April 19, 2006
Roundup
The Asheville Citizen-Times: April 18, 2006
Gay, lesbian families join White House tradition
The Boston Herald: April 18, 2006
On a Gray Day, Same-Sex Couples Make Colorful Point at Egg Roll
Civilrights.org: April 18, 2006
Gay Families Join Easter Egg Roll
Edge Boston: April 18, 2006
Rolling eggs together
The Advocate: April 18, 2006
White House Easter Event a Milestone for Tolerance
Ms. Magazine: April 18, 2006
Commentary by Mark Creech
Agape Press: April 18, 2006
Gay, lesbian parents line up for White House Easter Egg Roll
Pridesource.com: April 18, 2006
Op-Ed; Activists lay egg by politicizing event
The Boston Herald: April 18, 2006
Young egg rollers pack South Lawn
Buffalo News: April 18, 2006
Gay Parents Attend White House Egg Roll, Miss Seeing Bush
The Frontrunner: April 18, 2006
On a Gray Day, Same-Sex Couples Make Colorful Point at Egg Roll; Gay and lesbian parents with rainbow-colored leis join the festivities to show that they are `part of the American fabric,’ says one proud mom
Los Angeles Times: April 18, 2006
(Photo) New spin on White House Egg Roll tradition
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: April 18, 2006
Topeka Capital-Journal: April 18, 2006
Gay parents part of rainbow at rain-soaked Easter Egg Roll
USA Today: April 18, 2006
“Gay parents’ children find Easter eggs, but not Bush”:
Washington Times: April 18, 2006
Gay groups hijack US Easter event, say critics
ABC Premium News: April 17, 2006
Protests over gay and lesbian presence at White House Easter Egg Roll
ABC News: April 17, 2006
Editorial: Welcome to the White House
The Boston Herald: April 17, 2006
Egg Roll platform for family
The Free Lance-Star: April 17, 2006
Gay parents’ protest comes up against the Cookie Monster: April 17, 2006
Gay Families, Bush To Attend White House Easter Egg Roll
The Frontrunner: April 17, 2006
Gay Parents Make Presence Known at White House Easter Egg Roll
Religion News Service: April 17, 2006
Rain Doesn’t Dampen Gay Family Spirits At White House Egg Roll
365Gay.com: April 17, 2006
Homosexual Families Anticipate White House Egg Roll
CNSNews.com: April 17, 2006
Easter Bunny controversy
Slate Magazine: April 17, 2006
Egg roll may see gay, lesbian families
UPI: April 17, 2006
‘The gay agenda’ is a good thing
New York Blade: April 17, 2006
Gay parents head to Easter event; Rainbow leis, but no protests set for White House egg roll
The Washington Times: April 17, 2006
White House Hosts Annual Easter Egg Roll Despite Rain; Crowd Includes Hundreds Of Gay Parents
The White House Bulletin: April 17, 2006
Gay pride as families pay visit to White House
Unison.ie, Ireland: April 17, 2006
Commentary by Mark Creech
Agape Press, MS: April 17, 2006
Gay families flock to Egg Roll
Houston Chronicle: April 17, 2006
Gay and Lesbians Join White House Tradition
Los Angeles Times: April 17, 2006
Gay Families Attend White House Easter Egg Hunt
Christian Broadcasting Network: April 17, 2006
Easter Egg Roll Hubbub Shows Once Again: “It’s All about the Adult …
Christian News Wire: April 17, 2006
200 Gay Families Join White House Easter Tradition
New York Blade: April 17, 2006
Easter Egg Roll Kicks Off Monday with a Slightly New Twist
WTOP: April 17, 2006
Children swarm White House lawn for Easter egg roll
San Jose Mercury News: April 17, 2006
Gay Families Make Their Presence Known at Easter Egg Hunt
Elites TV: April 17, 2006
Gay parents quietly crash White House Easter party
Ninemsn: April 17, 2006
Gay families may keep Bush from egg roll
The Palm Beach Post: April 16, 2006
Laura Bush Will Not Meet Gay Families
Gay NZ, New Zealand: April 16, 2006
Let’s roll: Jennifer Chrisler gets ready for a White House Easter
PlanetOut – [Undated]
Easter Egg Roll Controversey; Same Sex Parents Lining up for Tickets to Annual White House Event
Good Morning America: April 15, 2006
White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2006
White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2006
White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2006
Gay and Lesbian Parents Join White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2006
Gay and Lesbian Parents Join White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2006
Gay And Lesbian Parents To Attend White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 15, 2007
Gay Families Seek Role in White House Tradition; They are queuing up en masse for admission to the Easter festivities.
Los Angeles Times: April 15, 2006
Gay And Lesbian Parents To Attend White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 14, 2006
Nontraditional Families To Participate In White House Easter Egg Roll: April 14, 2006
On the stump
The Commercial Appeal: April 14, 2006
Egg roll draws gay parents
Newsday: April 14, 2006
Egg roll draws gay parents
Newsday: April 14, 2006
Lesbian and gay families camp out for egg roll tickets; They plan to use White House event to increase visibility
San Francisco Gate: April 14, 2006
Lesbian, gay families to celebrate Easter on White House lawn
Salon.com: April 14, 2006
The week in review
Scripps Howard News Service: April 14, 2006,
A time to keep silence and let the children play
The Washington Times: April 14, 2006
D.C.-bound gay families may leave prez with egg on face
The Boston Herald: April 13, 2006
Gay And Lesbian Parents To Attend White House Easter Egg Roll
CNN: April 13, 2006
Bush: I Wish I Knew how to Quit Yolk
The Hotline: April 13, 2006
News in brief; Egg Roll
Topeka Capital-Journal: April 13, 2006
Gay, Lesbian Families to Join American Tradition En Masse
Washington Post: April 13, 2006
200 Gay Families to Join Easter Egg Roll: First Lady’s Office Says
‘All Families Welcome’
Washington Blade: April 13, 2006
Family Ties: Family Pride Coalition’s Jennifer Chrisler on the fight for gay and lesbian families
Metro Weekly: April 13, 2006
Gay families to attend White House Easter Egg Roll
The Advocate: April 11, 2006
At the Easter egg roll, focus on a family issue; White House Letter
International Herald Tribune: April 10, 2006
The Egg Roll (Again!) Becomes a Stage for Controversy
New York Times: April 10, 2006
The Situation: Monday, April 10
CNN.com: April 10, 2006
O’Donnell sails as cruise director on documentary
The Chicago Tribune: April 7, 2006
O’DONNELL’S SPECIALTY: TRIPS THAT EMPOWER
The Hartford Courant: April 6, 2006
We Can’t Hide Anymore
Church Street Freedom Press: April 6, 2006
Tennessee lawmakers consider three antigay adoption bills
The Advocate: April 6, 2006
Interview: Rosie O’Donnell
Good Morning America: April 5, 2006
Laura Bush keeps Easter egg roll open to all
The Detroit News: April 3, 2006
Tourism triad targets gay market
The Desert Sun: March 20, 2006
Catholic Group Stops Adoption Services to Avoid Gay Families
Windy City Times: March 15, 2006
Gays Target Easter Egg Roll; Presence Will Be ‘Positive’ Statement, Coalition Says
The Augusta Chronicle: March 10, 2006
Gay parents staging ‘celebration’ at White House egg roll
Scripps Howard News Service: March 09, 2006
An Anti-Gay Easter
In These Times: March, 2006
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