Tell Your Story - Help us understand gay marriage

Home | Contact Us

Tell Your Story

By some accounts, a majority of citizens in the US are against gay marriage. Our hope is that some people still have an open mind and given the right information, can be swayed. By showing people the effect that a constitutional amendment would have and how it would affect real people we hope to put a face on gay marriage. So, please tell us about your relationship and how you have been affected by a lack of legal recognition (even if it is just the insecurity of your situation). If you have been denied any legal rights please be sure to include it.

This information will be published to our website as well as in aggregate to help people understand why this issue has become so important to the gay community. We will not publish or distribute your e-mail address, please read our privacy policy to answer your questions. If you are uncomfortable including your full names, please feel free to provide your first names only.

Fields marked with * are required.

*Sex:

Male Female

*Your Name:

*Partner's Name:

*City::

*State:

*Length of Time Together:

(in years or fraction of years)

*Do you Have Children?

Yes No

If yes, how many?
Adopted? Yes No

*Have you or your partner been denied rights due to the lack of a legal recognition of your relationship?

Yes No

Areas in which you have been affected:

Child/Parenting
  (educational decisions, adoption, etc)
Health Care Decisions/Visitation
  (Medical Decisions, hospital visitation, etc)
Death Benefits/Wills
  (Social Security Benefits, Loss of Assets due to death of a Spouse, etc.)
Government Benefits
  (Tax & Veterans Benefits, Food Stamps etc)
Employment
  (Family leave, Health Insurance, etc)
Immigration Issues
  (deportation/citizenship, etc.)
Other (Specify Below)

*Have you and/or your spouse created legal documentation to account for rights you don't have from a legal marriage (example: wills, power of attorney, dual parent adoption)?

Yes No

If yes, approx how much have you spent
on this in legal and other fees?

*Tell Your Story
(if you have been denied rights, please be sure to include it in your story)

*E-mail Address:
(Your e-mail address will NOT be published)

An e-mail will be sent to this address for confirmation before your story can be posted.

Would you like to receive information and updates from MarriageFairness.org?

Yes No

Our Stories | About Us | Resources | Tell A Friend

Home | Contact Us | Privacy Policy