Queer publishers Cleis Press are calling for submissions for a new book about gay marriage.

The book will be a response to the current debate about gay marriage in the USA. It will show examples of committed same-sex couples to educate and inspire readers.

Cleis Press are requesting essays of 3000 to 5000 words in length about your personal experiences of same-sex marriage. Did you have a church ceremony? Did the spouses have matching outfits? Was the whole family there? Were you able to legally marry at the time of your wedding? They want to hear from couples who have been through the legal roller coaster of gay and lesbian marriage.

“Our aim is to send a powerful message to the public about this ‘movement based on love,’ and to further galvanize what we see as the chief civil rights movement today,” says Associate Publisher Brenda Knight.

The proceeds will go to like-minded organizations, such as www.MarriageEquality.org.

Send submissions by January 30, 2009 to bknight@cleispress.com

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