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Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples Online from 1995-2022 Demian and Steve Bryant originally founded Partners as a monthly newsletter in 1986. By late 1990 it was reformatted into a bi-monthly magazine. Print publication was halted by 1995 when Demian published Partners as a Web site, which greatly expanded readership. In 1988, the Partners National Survey of Lesbian & Gay Couples report was published; the first major U.S. survey on same-sex couples in a decade. In 1996, Demian produced The Right to Marry, a video documentary based on the dire need for equality that was made clear by the data from the survey mentioned above. The video featured interviews with Rev. Mel White, Evan Wolfson, Phyllis Burke, Richard Mohr, Kevin Cathcart, Faygele benMiriam, Benjamin Cable-McCarthy, Susan Reardon, Frances Fuchs, Tina Podlodowski, and Chelle Mileur. Demian has been the sole operator during the last two decades of Partners. Demian stopped work on Partners Task Force in order to realize his other time-consuming projects, which include publishing the book “Operating Manual for Same-Sex Couples: Navigating the rules, rites & rights” - which is now available on Amazon. The book is based on the Partners Survey mentioned above, his interviews of scores of couples, and 36 years of writing hundreds of articles about same-sex couples. It’s also been informed by his personal experience in a 20-year, same-sex relationship. Demian’s other project is to publish his “Photo Stories by Demian” books based on his more than six decades as a photographer and writer. |
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Key Marriage Articles © December 7, 2017, Demian On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court declared that denying same-sex couples the freedom to marry violates the U.S. Constitution. This decision extends the freedom to marry to all same-sex couples nationwide. While this represents a new legal reality, many state officials have placed roadblocks to providing equal treatment under this law. It is still important to understand the basic civil, economic and social necessities for the right to marry, in order to ensure our rightful status as full, participating citizens. The “Legal Marriage Essays” and “Legal Marriage Data” sections provided in the Partner Task Force Table of Contents contain more than 90 articles that have vital information regarding marriage as a civil right. The Legal Marriage Essays section provides rationale, and often has more personal views. The Legal Marriage Data section lists rights, responsibilities, and legal ramifications. Because our line-up of articles is so extremely long - as seen in our Table of Contents - here is a list of recommended pieces to start with that are central to understanding the key issues:
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