The unfair advantages of marriage

Recent political debates over marriage have revolved around the question of who should be allowed to marry. But the issue of unfair privileges conferred by the institution of marriage itself is absent from most debates. Researcher Jaclyn Geller discusses the more than a thousand benefits given to married people at the expense of unmarried people.

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Jaclyn Geller, Beyond Marriage: Why We Should Abandon Marital Privilege, End Relationship Status Discrimination, and Embrace Nonmarital History Cleis Press, 2023