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Democrat
Divorced
Protestant
Ms. Williams, 63, has been a state Assemblywoman since 1980. She has received numerous
awards, including for Mother of the Year, Positive Leadership, and America’s
Outstanding Legislator. Ms. Williams has four children.
Members:
Current Appointed Officials
Joseph Bell (CA) Judge Pro Team
Ramona Cortese (CT) City Welfare Director
Marjorie Davis (MA) Boston Metro Planning
Council
Victor Ellis (TN) Lakewood City Manager
Susan Haase (IL) Wheatland Township Clerk
Rand Hoch (FL) Palm Beach Human Rights Council
Thomas Klunzinger (MI) Meridian Township
Treasurer
Bruce Measure (MT) Municipal Court Judge
Pro Tem
Members:
Former Government Officials
Donn Charney (WA) State Legislator (1971-1985)
Dolores Lott (TX) San Antonio City
Councilwoman
Sarah Neal (WV) State Legislator (1972-1978)
J. Randall Niquette (VT) State Legislator
(1975-1982)
Carroll Orrison (WY) State Legislator
Earl Patterson (PA) Reading City Contoller
& Council
Dominick Salfi (FL) Circuit Court Judge
(1970-1986)
Lawrence Tenopir (KS) State Bd. of Tax Appeals
Eric Will (NE) State Senator
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Mail the coupon and your check to:
American Association for Single People
P.O. Box 65756, Los Angeles, CA 90065
(323) 258-8955 / unmarried@earthlink.net
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JOIN AASP TODAY
The law has created two classes of
people, those who are married and those who are not. Unmarried adults include those who
have never legally married, as well as those who are divorced or widowed. There are 80
million unmarried adults in the United States.
While the word "single" often carries a
connotation of being alone, the truth is that even though unmarried adults may be legally
single, they are not alone. Most single people live with someone else – a roommate, a
domestic partner, their own children, their parents, or other relatives. Even when single
people do not share a household, they often have formed close bonds or mutual support
networks with friends, neighbors, or relatives – an extended family of choice.
Laws, government programs, and private sector
businesses often discriminate against single people, as individuals, as unmarried couples,
or as non-marital families. For example, marital status discrimination occurs in
employment, housing, credit, insurance, child custody and visitation rules, taxes, and
consumer discounts. And because we have been so conditioned by society to accept preferred
treatment for married people, those who experience discrimination are often not aware they
have been treated illegally or that they should protest against the unfair practices.
Despite the large and growing number of unmarried
adults in the nation, marital status discrimination remains a persistent problem.
Unfortunately, existing equal rights groups have not made marital status discrimination a
priority. Organizations are advocating for the rights of many constituencies, such as
women, racial and ethnic minorities, gays and lesbians, seniors, people with disabilities,
and children – but not for the rights of single and unmarried adults.
The American Association for Single People has been
formed to fill this advocacy void. Finally, there is a group that makes marital status
discrimination its top priority. Membership is open to any adult who gives a
tax-deductible donation to AASP of $10 or more. |
