Taxation without equal representation...

The long and confusing forms... the stress of meeting that midnight deadline... think Tax Day could get any worse?

You bet. Just ask millions of GLBT Americans, who have 5 more reasons to dread Tax Day, since federal law doesn't allow them these basic rights:

1.) Including their spouse or children on their employer-based health plan without facing significant tax penalties,

2.) Taking time off to care for a loved one without risking losing their job,

3.) Passing along Social Security survivor benefits to their partner or children (benefits they've paid for their whole lives),

4.) Being paid equally for their equal contribution as federal employees or veterans,

5.) Receiving the more than 1,100 federal benefits and protections available to married couples that are not available to same-sex couples.

As if filing your taxes wasn't painful enough. For many, today is a bitter reminder that our federal laws don't protect us and our loved ones.

Tell Congress on Tax Day: same-sex families deserve equal treatment!