The Stunning Dismissiveness of the Systematic Disadvantaging of Single People
I just had the great good fortune of participating in an hour-long show that will air on many NPR stations, probably in July. The show is Open to Debate, moderated by John Donvan, and “Married or...
View ArticleChallenging a Marriage Enthusiast on NPR
When I was invited to participate in an hour-long debate, “Married or Single?”, I jumped at the chance. The show is Open to Debate, moderated by John Donvan, who used to be ABC’s White House...
View ArticleUnmarried Equality Gets Some Love from an Unlikely Place
In the decades that I have been writing about single people, single life, and singlism, I’ve had one rule: I don’t talk about dating or other attempts by single people to unsingle themselves. I don’t...
View ArticleTriggering an Outpouring of Support for Single People: A Wildly Effective and...
I value psychological studies and strategies that not only offer insights and understanding, but also tip the scales toward social justice. I’m particularly interested in justice for single people, who...
View ArticleWomen Who Have Never Been Married Are Some of the Strongest Supporters of...
It is presidential election season in the US, and polling results are ubiquitous. Many polls from many different polling companies are released every day, and articles about polling results are often...
View ArticleWhat We Missed by Ignoring Marital Status in the 2024 Presidential Election
In the avalanche of election takeaways, a group of ardent Republican supporters has skated by unnoticed, and a group of stalwart Democratic partisans has also been mostly ignored. By now, you’ve heard...
View ArticleHow Single People Are Hurt by Trump, Musk, and DOGE
I have always found it exasperating that people who are single are so rarely recognized as one of the groups subject to prejudice, stereotyping, stigmatizing, and discrimination. I also find it...
View ArticleSingle with No Kids? In the Political World, That May Be Wielded as an Insult
Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), Congressional Representative from Georgia and far-right troll, thought she had landed a devastating shaming blow to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC), Congressional...
View ArticleMarriage Considered Not Very Important to a Fulfilling Life, U.S. Surveys Show
As we at Unmarried Equality advocate for the rights of people who are not married, we have an advantage that is not widely recognized: adults in the U.S. – and teens, too – do not see marriage as all...
View ArticleWhat Project 2025 Has in Store for Anyone Who Is Not Married with Children
Project 2025, the blueprint for so many of the policies and goals of the current Trump administration, is a document of nearly 900 pages. The White House, with its compliant Republican-led Congress,...
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