Musicians Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer To Partner with HRC

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, announced a partnership with award-winning childrens' musicians Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, who will dedicate a portion of proceeds from their new album to the HRC Foundation's unique Welcoming Schools program.

The duo will also debut its latest CD, "Dancin' In The Kitchen," which celebrates diverse families, with a performance February 28th in the Equality Center at HRC's Washington headquarters. The HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools program, through direct work and training with educators, and a curriculum that addresses, family diversity, bullying as well as LGBT inclusion, helps insure that elementary schools make all students with all kinds of families feel welcome and supported.

"My children grew up with Cathy and Marcy's music, so I'm especially delighted that we will be working with them to make their songs a powerful part of our expanding Welcoming Schools efforts," said Ellen Kahn, director of the HRC Foundation's Children, Youth & Families program. "Their music and message will resonate with a whole new generation of families, including and especially LGBT families."

The new album, the married duo's 44th, celebrates diverse families, including one-parent and two-parent households, grandparents raising their grandchildren, gay and lesbian parents, extended and blended families, mixed-race families, and LGBT children. Their songs reflect the growing diversity of family structures in American, and around the world, and highlight the reality that families are bound by love.

"This project has been in the works for a long time," said Cathy Fink. "While we have produced many themed recordings for families, this one is very special and particularly timely." Fink and Marxer say the album's title song, "Dancin' in the Kitchen," was inspired by parties and gatherings they've hosted during which everyone invariably ends up in the kitchen.

Tickets for the concert at HRC's Equality Center will be available through HRC at http://action.hrc.org/site/Calendar?view=Detail&id=122882
For more information on the HRC Foundation's Welcoming Schools, go to www.welcomingschools.org. Additional information on Fink and Marxer can be found at www.cathyandmarcy.com.