Donate to Partners Support Same-Sex Couples © 2004, Partners Task Force Partners Task Force is an international resource for same-sex couples, supporting the diverse community of committed gay and lesbian partners through a variety of media, since 1986. To continue our good works, we need your support. Partners Web Site Our main project is the Web site, which contains more than 400 free-accessed articles. We provide the only major, couples’-focused organization on the Internet. Our constantly updated Web site contains essays, surveys, legal articles, and resources on legal marriage, ceremonies, domestic partner benefits, relationship tips, parenting, and immigration. Couples, counselors, clergy, personnel staff, reporters, researchers, teachers, students, and government officials frequently access the Web site, and often contact us. Through our communication efforts, we are able to provide enlightening data and rationale supporting same-sex couples to lawmakers, reporters and students. Sample Web Articles Key Marriage Articles       See this first, for the primary articles to read Domestic Partnership Benefit List       Data for scores of personnel departments’ benefit plans       Data for couples pursuing workplace benefits Our National Survey of Gay & Lesbian Couples       Groundwork for therapists, clergy, teachers and researchers Immigration Roundup       Data to help keep binational couples intact Media Resources: Topic List       Couples Research Results & Analysis - Domestic Partnership - Humor - Legal Information -       Advice & Opinion - Legal Marriage - Parenting - Relationship Information & Advice - Religious Marriage Partners Videos In 1993, we produced a musical comedy about a gay male couple and family values, called “The Fight Before Christmas”. It is available as a 7:30-minute excerpt on Demian’s Film & Video Projects archive DVD. The original 20-min. video is no longer available. In 1996, we produced the nation’s first documentary on legal marriage. “The Right to Marry”, which was widely distributed. It is available as a 7-minute excerpt on Demian’s Film & Video Projects archive DVD. This excerpt is useful for generating discussions on legal marriage issues for classes and community gatherings. The original 72-min. video is now out-of-print. Partners Response Weekly, we respond to an average of 10 phone calls, and more than 30 e-mails from couples, reporters, students, TV show producers, etc. We are frequently quoted by the press on issues of concern to same-sex couples, such as, domestic partnership, couples surveys, legal marriage. We also appear on television and radio as experts on couples issues. How to Support Partners Task Force Orders       Our publications Sweet Corn Shop     Products that affirm self-esteem and social equality.     A smart variety of Bumper Stickers and Buttons for political impact, plus Mugs and Teddy Bears.     Purchases help support Partners’ efforts. Donations       Send donation checks to:       Partners, Box 9685, Seattle, WA 98109-0685 Submissions       Submit scholarly articles and editorials. Corrections/Additions       Submit corrections and additions, with citations, to our articles. If you have made use of the data in a survey or article, or received information by phone or e-mail, please consider sending a contribution. We are continuously contacted by high school, college and graduate students and teachers who are debating or reporting on discrimination in legal marriage, adoption, and immigration. The data and essays we make freely available have given a whole new generation exposure to the truth about our relationships, and they, in turn, are better able to support our same-sex families. Your financial support helps us continue these efforts and generate new projects. Thank you. To see our mission statement, awards this Web site has won, and publications in which the Task Force’s writings have appeared, please see: Welcome to Partners All contents © 2008, Demian The Sweet Corn Shop    Products that affirm self-esteem and social equality.    A smart variety of Bumper Stickers and Buttons    for political impact, plus Mugs and Teddy Bears.    Purchases help support Partners’ efforts.