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Hospital Rights — Unmarried Equality

WebA hospital must meet the following requirements: (1) Inform each patient (or support person, where appropriate) of his or her visitation rights, including any clinical restriction or …

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Health Care — Unmarried Equality

WebThere are many reasons why health care coverage is inequitable in this country. Here are some ways in which unmarried people receive lesser benefit from the industry: …

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Your Stories about Marriage and Health Care

WebGood News! Starting September 2010, you can stay on your parents’ plan till age 26 regardless of your marital status! you were forced to get married to get health insurance. …

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Employment-based Health Insurance — Unmarried Equality

WebThe Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) strips unmarried families of the rights and privileges afforded to their married counterparts. DoMA defines marriage as solely between one …

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Domestic Partner Benefits F.A.Q. — Unmarried Equality

WebAnswers. Why are domestic partner benefits so important? A study by UCLA’s Williams Institute. (PDF) found that “employers’ health insurance coverage for legal spouses …

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ALL Partners Deserve Health Care — Unmarried Equality

WebFirst, it falls short of the standard set by other employers.According to a 2004 report by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, 95% of employers that cover domestic partners do …

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Staying Married for the Health Insurance — Unmarried Equality

WebStaying Married for the Health Insurance. March 1, 2021 by Bella DePaulo. A study of more than 17,000 married people found that those dependent on a spouse for …

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Discrimination against Unmarried People: Is It Legitimated by the

WebThe deficit narrative of single life may be costing us our rights and our lives. Here at Unmarried Equality, we are painfully aware of singlism.Single people are …

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Legal Information and Resources by State — Unmarried Equality

WebCommon Law Marriage: No. Same-Sex Marriage: Between June 17 and November 4, 2008, more than 18,000 same-sex couples married in California. On November 4, 2008, voters …

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Parents & Children — Unmarried Equality

WebThirty-three percent of lesbian couples live with children, as do 22% of gay male couples. The majority of unmarried families with children are actually unmarried stepfamilies, …

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Domestic Partner Registries — Unmarried Equality

WebThese registries are not the same thing as domestic partner benefits, which are offered by employers to give employees with unmarried partners benefits similar to the ones …

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Domestic Partner Benefits — Unmarried Equality

WebDomestic partner benefits (also called DP benefits) are benefits given to unmarried couples (same-sex and different-sex) that give them some rights similar to married couples. Most …

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Statistics — Unmarried Equality

Web86.3% of married adults aged 18-64 years are insured, compared to 72.5% of unmarried adults, while 13.7% of married adults aged 18-64 years are uninsured, compared to …

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Living Together / Cohabitation — Unmarried Equality

WebThe number of unmarried partners living together is skyrocketing. Just a generation or two ago, it was scandalous for an unmarried man and woman to live together. Today, most …

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Cohabitation F.A.Q. — Unmarried Equality

WebOn average, unmarried people are much poorer than married people, because most unmarried people want to marry and may do so when finances improve. Most of the …

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Review: The Case for Marriage — Unmarried Equality

WebMany of you are probably among the 44% of American adults who are not married. The Case for Marriage calls discrimination against you not “injustice” but “simple common …

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Beyond the Nuclear Family: New Policies and Practices Are

WebWe are living in a time of unprecedented possibilities for how to live. Nuclear family households may still be sentimental favorites in popular culture, but in real life, …

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www.unmarried.org Annual Report

WebAlternatives to Marriage Project * 2009 Annual Report * Page 2 Job-based Health Insurance 2009 Objective: persuade health care reformers to stop using marital

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Banning Adults without Children from Playgrounds: Disturbing

WebIf you are an adult and you don’t have a kid with you, a Los Angeles city councilman wants to ban you from entering playgrounds. Los Angeles is not the sole …

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Living Together: Legal & Financial F.A.Q. — Unmarried Equality

WebMany lawyers advise people in unmarried relationships to prepare (explanations for each are below): A durable power of attorney for healthcare (or healthcare proxy) A living together …

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Annual ReportAnnual Report for 2005 for 2005 for 2005

Web2005 Annual Report 2005 Annual Report Page 2 of 2Page 2 of 2Page 2 of 2 www.unmarried.org P.O. Box 320151 Brooklyn NY 11232 718n NY 11232 718 718- -- …

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Commitment Ceremonies F.A.Q. — Unmarried Equality

WebThe most important thing to understand about a commitment ceremony is that it does not involve laws or government agencies in any way; there’s no license or certificate, and the …

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