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		<title>Think tank echos AtMP&#8217;s health reform proposals</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/19/think-tank-echos-atmps-health-reform-proposals/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/19/think-tank-echos-atmps-health-reform-proposals/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:11:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=440</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This year AtMP really stepped up its efforts to raise awareness about the impact of marital status on  access to health care.  For example, we submitted comments to the Senate Finance Committee in  May, and started distributing fact sheets to a variety of  health care reform advocates in  July.   It&#8217;s a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Letter to the AtMP editor: pregnancy was prerequisite to marriage</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/13/pregnancy-was-prerequisite-to-marriage/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/13/pregnancy-was-prerequisite-to-marriage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:07:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[letters to AtMP newsletter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the latest electronic issue of AtMP Update.  I would like to respond to Teri Hu&#8217;s article.
While Teri makes some good points, I think it would also have been worth pointing out that there has been, and is, a considerable variation in attitudes towards pre-marital pregnancy.  While I agree with her point that in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maine domestic partnerships have an opportunity to shine</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/09/maine-domestic-partnerships-have-an-opportunity-to-shine/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/09/maine-domestic-partnerships-have-an-opportunity-to-shine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beyond same-sex marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[get gov't out of marriage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=427</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Election Day we learned that the majority of Maine voters don&#8217;t want to share the word marriage with same-sex couples.   Yet polls show that many are willing to share the rights and responsibilities typically accorded to spouses.  Maine is in the unique opportunity to launch the experiment of truly civil partnerships for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passage of an unmarried pathbreaker</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/06/passage-of-an-unmarried-pathbreaker/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/06/passage-of-an-unmarried-pathbreaker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=424</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Kevin for the sad news that Michelle Triola Marvin passed away.
Ms. Marvin was one party in the law suit that established in California law the right of unmarried partners to sue for joint property on grounds that their partners had violated a relationship contract.  Thirty years later, many courts recognize property rights for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You need a health care proxy, New York needs a law</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/02/you-need-a-health-care-proxy-new-york-needs-a-law/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/11/02/you-need-a-health-care-proxy-new-york-needs-a-law/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:47:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=401</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A New York Times article about medical patients who need advocates reminds me again how much each of us needs to designate a health care proxy.  Unlike a writing living will, designating a proxy means thinking about life not death!  And it&#8217;s easy!  Just pick your state, print your forms, get it done!
Too bad the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. Council Hearing on Same-Sex Marriage: Round One</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/27/dc-council-hearing-on-same-sex-marriage-round-one/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/27/dc-council-hearing-on-same-sex-marriage-round-one/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Meaghan Lamarre</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[advocacy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=389</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wearing my Alternatives to Marriage button and carrying a sign saying “Don’t throw domestic partners under the marriage equality bus”, I headed into the offices of the District Council yesterday afternoon to attend the hearing on gay marriage. The hearing proved so popular that I was only able to join other visitors in an overflow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVP and MIP on DP benefits for federal employees.</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/26/mvp-and-mip-on-dp-benefits-for-federal-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/26/mvp-and-mip-on-dp-benefits-for-federal-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[health care]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=383</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week the Senate committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs held its hearing on the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act. In comparison to the House hearing held this summer, the Q &#38; A took wonderfully positive steps in the direction AtMP advocates: let every federal employee share employment benefits with one non-dependent adult, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>D.C. Council wrong on domestic partnership</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/24/dc-council-wrong-on-domestic-partnership/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/24/dc-council-wrong-on-domestic-partnership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beyond same-sex marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=377</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington D.C.&#8217;s governing Council is planning to recognize same-sex marriages.  Unfortunately, they also plan to stop registering domestic partnerships &#8211; that&#8217;s a terrible idea!  If you live in D.C., please help:
First, email the Council and tell them not to discontinue the domestic partnership registry.
Second, go to the one of the hearings to share this message [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Things you should read while I&#8217;m out fundraising</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/15/things-you-should-read-while-im-out-fundraising/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/15/things-you-should-read-while-im-out-fundraising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[beyond same-sex marriage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=372</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Dorian, Rachel, Craig and Ashton for sending these great articles that everyone should read:
Queer Kids of Queer Parents Against Gay Marriage!
What if Marriage Is Bad for Us? (requires subscription &#8211; email copies are available)
Toward a New Queer Politic
And thanks to Jon, who reminded me that not every blog post has to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Response to proponent of government-funded marriage promotion</title>
		<link>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/05/response-to-proponent-of-government-funded-marriage-promotion/</link>
		<comments>http://unmarried.org/blog/2009/10/05/response-to-proponent-of-government-funded-marriage-promotion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nicky</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[marriage promotion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poverty]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://unmarried.org/blog/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently we were tickled to discover that the Fatherhood and Marriage Leadership Institute is using the existence of our new Get Marriage Out of TANF Coalition as a threat to mobilize pro-marriage-promotion forces to defend their federal funding.
On seeing FAMLI&#8217;s dire warning, the director of a marriage counseling program sent AtMP this friendly inquiry:
Wow! You [...]]]></description>
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