Equality Forum Launches Project 1138 Web Site

Equality Forum, an international gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, has recently launched the Project 1138 Web site.

What Is Project 1138?
Project 1138 increases awareness of the 1,138 federal marital benefits and protections denied to same-sex couples as the result of marriage inequality.

How Did It Originate?
In January 1997, Senator Bill Frist, the Republican Majority Leader, asked the General Accounting Office (GAO) to identify how many federal benefits were contingent on being married. The GAO reported that the number of federal benefits was 1,138.

Share Your Story.

For more than a thousand reasons, YOUR relationship deserves equal treatment under the law. Take a stand against marriage inequality and share your story. Participate in Equality Forum's Project 1138 blog! Separate is not Equal. Separate is not Equality.

Check out their site at www.1138project.blogspot.com