Living Single Comes at a HIGH Price
Over 1,300 federal laws and discriminatory practices by corporations result in single adults potentially paying over $1 million more for necessities such as taxes, housing, health insurance, and car insurance during their lifetimes than legally married counterparts. They are charged premiums for travelling alone, miss out on “family” discounts, and have to form loose coops in [...]
New Name, New Look – Same Mission!
Welcome to the website of Unmarried Equality. Unmarried Equality began as the “Alternatives to Marriage Project” over 12 years ago. Our name is shorter and easier to remember, but our mission has not changed. (Name and logo rationale documents.)
If you believe that unmarried people have the same worth and dignity as married people, this is where you belong. Members of Unmarried Equality believe that discrimination on the basis of marital status is unfair and counterproductive in a society that cares for all its members.
In the Media
Unmarried with children:Does being married make people better parents?
May 14 – The Chicago Tribune follows up on UE’s petition to the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Unmarried are Invisible, Forgotten
February 27 – UE comments are carried by United Press International.
We Stand Up For Unmarried Equality
Around the Nation
Why Our Tax Code Penalizes the Marriage-Free
New York Times - Sunday Dialogue: Lifestyle and Taxes The author raises the obvious complaint about how unfair the U.S. tax code is. Some of the reponses underscore ignorance about how expensive it is to live without marriage benefits.
Hospital Discrimination Continues
Despite the regulations proposed in April 2010 and implemented in January 2011, hospitals continue to deny visitation rights to partners. In addition to being illegal, this practice is simply inhumane. Read more.
Tax Season Highlights Unfair Treatment
This New York Times article, “How the IRS Punishes Working Parents,” is in response to a piece titled “How the IRS Hurts Mothers.”
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