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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
Demian, director    206-935-1206    demian@buddybuddy.com    Seattle, WA    Founded 1986

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Organizations Supporting Same-sex Issues
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Some of these organizations have large staffs, others are staffed entirely by volunteers. All can use your support.

—— Organizations ——
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Lesbian & Gay Rights Project

125 Broad St., 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004
212-549-2585
aclu.org/lgbt/index.html
Supports full partnership rights and benefits; legal same-sex marriage. Fights sodomy laws; privacy and civil rights violations; AIDS and other anti-gay/lesbian discrimination.

National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)
275 Seventh Ave., New York, NY 10001
212-807-6222; fax: 212-807-6245; ncac@ncac.org
ncac.org
An alliance of 50 national non-profit organizations (literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups), united by a conviction that freedom of thought, inquiry, and expression must be defended. Educates members and the public about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose them. Offers many examples of censorship of gay-related arts.

People for the American Way Foundation (PFAW)
2000 “M” St., N.W., Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
202-467-4999; 800-326-7329; pfaw@pfaw.org
pfaw.org
From “Attacks on the GLBT Community” — Directly involved in dismantling obstacles to equal opportunity on both a national and state level for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender persons. Works diligently in the legislatures and the arena of public opinion to empower gay families, protecting adoption rights, and working to secure marriage and partner benefits for gay and lesbian couples.

Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
400 Washington Ave., Montgomery, AL 36104
334-956-8200; contact: https://splcenter.org/center/contact.jsp
splcenter.org
SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.


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Also see:
Organizations Supporting Same-sex Couples
Organizations Supporting Gay & Lesbian Parents
Organizations of Faith Supporting Gay & Lesbian Parents

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