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 Equality on HuffPost Live
May 20, 2013. Unmarried Equality participated in a panel discussion generated by our petition to the American Academy of Pediatrics. There was no support for the AAP assertion that a legal marriage provides the best parenting environment for children. Watch the show.
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.
We Stand Up For Unmarried Equality
Around the Nation
Washington Post Surveys Those Under 50 About Having Children, Single Parents, and Changing Families
There are some interesting results in this survey. It’s a small sample size, so not scientific by any means. Still, it’s worth a look.
Judge tells lesbian couple to separate — or lose kids
Dallas – Laws that were written to keep different-sex partners out of the house after divorce are now aimed at same-sex couples. The laws are antiquated and need to be repealed. This effects all unmarried people, not just same-sex couples! Here’s the article.
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.
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