The American Civil Liberties Union is looking for gay couples to help us in the fight against the proposed amendment to the Florida constitution that would ban same-sex marriage and other forms of legal recognition of same-sex relationships. Stories of real couples are what put a face on the issue and help change public and legal opinion. Your stories can compel voters to say no to discrimination.

Please complete our couples survey. Your name and contact information will be kept safe with us. We may share your general story with advocacy groups such as Human Rights Campaign, Freedom to Marry, Equality Florida and others in a combined effort to show America that real gay couples deserve the protection of marriage equality. We will always contact you first for permission if we are interested in using your story for litigation or media purposes.

We are taking information from all lesbian and gay couples, but would especially like to hear from couples who are receiving and relying on domestic partner benefits from government employers and are in jeopardy of losing these benefits if the amendment passes. We are also interested in hearing from couples with children, couples who are seniors over age 60, couples who are non-Caucasian, couples in interracial relationships, and couples who can demonstrate harm due to not being able to marry (i.e. denial of hospital visitation, denial of health insurance, challenge of will/estate, etc.). If you are a surviving partner, we also encourage you to respond.

Thank you for taking this important step to fight this harmful amendment.

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