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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.


Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples
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Out-of-print books may be found at used book stores or libraries. Availability and costs change often, so it’s best to contact distributors before ordering.

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American Couples
by Philip Blumstein, Ph.D., & Pepper Schwartz, Ph.D. (1983), OUT OF PRINT, William Morrow & Co, New York, NY.
Detailed, 10-year study of love, sexual preference, money, power and work among heterosexual and homosexual couples.


Gay Couples
by Joseph Harry (1984), Praeger Publishing, New York, NY.
Scientific exploration of male same-sex relationships.


Gay in America Reprint
(1989) $4.50, $3 each for 25+ copies, GLAAD, 248 West 35th St., 8th Floor, New York, NY 10001; 212-629-3322.
Excellent 64-page report by the San Francisco Examiner. Several articles on couples; national poll results.


Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services Vol. 1, #2,
edited by Lawrence Kurdick (1994), Haworth Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580; 800-342-9678.
Academic presentations. Contains key findings from Partners Task Force’s 1990 survey.


The Male Couple: How relationships develop
by David McWhirter, MD & Andrew Mattison, M.S.W., Ph.D. (1984), $14.95 +$2.96 p&h, Prentice-Hall, NJ. Orders to: Simon & Schuster, Order Processing Center, Box 11071, Des Moines, IA 50336-1071; 800-947-7700 for individuals; 800-922-0579 for libraries.
A male couple studies 156 male couples.


Man to Man: Gay Couples in America
by Dr. Charles Silverstein (1982) ISBN 0688-008038, $9.70 + $1.50 p&h, Morrow & Company, New York, NY; 800-843-9389. Orders Dept., Wilmore Inc., 39 Plymouth St., Fairfield, NJ 07004.
Psychologist’s sexually frank report, based on 190 interviews.


The Mendola Report: A new look at gay couples in America
by Mary Mendola (1980), OUT OF PRINT, Crown Publishers, New York, NY.
Intimate and detailed descriptions of gay couples, based on national survey and interviews.


A More Perfect Union: Why Straight America Must Stand Up for Gay Rights
by Richard D. Mohr (1994), $15, Beacon Press, Boston, Mass.
The moral case for equal citizenship; chapter on “Understanding gay marriage.”


“Operating Manual for Same-Sex Couples”
by Demian. Sweet Corn Productions.
Contains 140-pages, 48 illustrations. Facts, tips and insights on sex, job benefits, same-sex marriage, children, finances and legal planning. Also has extensive resource lists, and sources of support. Survey report on in-depth information on 1,266 couples. Articles on the dangers from the Republican Party, and book banning. Purchase via Amazon.


Social Services for Gay and Lesbian Couples
edited by Lawrence Kurdick (1994), Haworth Press, 10 Alice St., Binghamton, NY 13904-1580; 800-342-9678.
Academic presentations. Contains key findings from Partners’ 1990 survey.


Staying Power: Long term lesbian couples
by Susan E. Johnson (1990), $12.95 + $1.95 p&h, Naiad Press, Box 10543, Tallahassee, FL 32302; 904-539-5965.
Research on 108 couples together ten years or more. Seven interviewed in depth.


Unbroken Ties: Lesbian Ex-Lovers
by Carol S. Becker, Ph.D. (1988), $9.95 + $1 p&h, Alyson Publications, 40 Plympton St., Boston, MA 02118; 800-825-9766.
Easing the transition from being lovers to ex-lovers. Based on nearly 100 interviews.

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