Florida Domestic Partnership Bill Stalls

TALLAHASSEE —  Vowing not to give up, Democratic state Sen. Eleanor Sobel delayed a committee vote of a domestic partnership bill that looked unlikely to pass and still faces long odds. The bill, which Sobel has been trying to pass for five years, would have extended rights of married couples in areas such as health benefits, […]

Without Unmarried Equality, Gender Equality is Not Enough

An article by Bella De Paulo in Psychology Today.

New Law Allows VA Unmarried Couples to Live Together

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – The thousands of unmarried Virginia couples who are living together would no longer be breaking the law under legislation advanced by a House committee.

Pentagon to Extend Certain Benefits to Same-Sex Partners

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is preparing to expand benefits to same-sex partners of military personnel, but it remained doubtful that the Pentagon could offer the medical, dental and housing allowances desired by gay and lesbian couples, officials said Tuesday.

Lesbian Couple And Hairdresser Sperm Donor To All Be Listed On Baby’s Birth Certificate

A Florida judge has approved an adoption allowing three people — a gay man and a married lesbian couple — to be listed on the birth certificate of their 23-month-old daughter.

Let Them Eat Wedding Rings Report Questions Marriage Promotion in Welfare Reform

Update: Download the Second Edition (PDF), released June, 2007. Groundbreaking report provides the perspective of those who are directly affected by efforts to promote marriage: unmarried people. January 28, 2002 Unmarried Equality (UE) released a new report, Let Them Eat Wedding Rings: A Report on Marriage Promotion and Welfare Reform, to comment on the misguided attempts […]

“Do Married People–Especially Women–Have Healthier Hearts? Yes, New Study Finds”

Yahoo Shine interviews UE’s executive director Cindy Butler in, “Do Married People–Especially Women–Have Healthier Hearts? Yes, New Study Finds,” on February 1, 2013.

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.

“Unmarried and Unequal”

The Good Men Project interviews UE’s executive director in, "Unmarried and Unequal" on December 17, 2012. 

“Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage?”

Cindy Butler talks about the growing rate of unmarried cohabitation in the U.S. on "Should Couples Live Together Before Marriage?" on The KJ5000 Show BlogTalkRadio on December 4, 2012.