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Reclaiming Deviance: Guest Post by Annie Hsia
George Michael, Flickr photo by Hans Põldoja
What George Michael Taught A Straight Single Woman About Speaking Up
Single and Ignored in Romania: Guest Post by Romanian Scholar Adriana Savu
[Bella’s intro: Writings on single people focus overwhelmingly on singles in the U.S. and a few other countries. I’m always hungry for more. I am so grateful to the Romanian scholar Adriana Savu for writing this important article about single people in her country – and why so they have so often been ignored.]
The Community of Single People Is 4 Years Old: We’re from All Around the World
Do you love being single? Do you think that hardly anyone answers yes to that question? Wrong!
Inclusive Policies Are Worth Pursuing, Even in Dire Political Times
[As I mentioned in my previous post, I’m cross-posting my columns about the new report, “The Case Against Marriage Fundamentalism: Embracing Family Justice for All,” that I initially published at Unmarried Equality (UE). This is the second one. It is shared with the permission of UE.]
Marriage Fundamentalism Is a Threat to the Dignity and Well-Being of Single People and Their Families
Do you know what “marriage fundamentalism” is? Everyone should. It is a regressive, inaccurate, stigmatizing ideology that is a threat to the dignity and well-being of all adults who are not married and all children living in families not headed by two married parents. Really, it is a threat to everyone – including even married couples and their families – who care about basic values of equality, autonomy, interdependence, multiculturalism, and respect for the many important people in our lives.
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