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Peer reviewedBadgett, M. V. Lee – Academe, 1994
At most colleges and universities, fringe benefits are offered only to married faculty. Requiring marriage for benefit eligibility discriminates against all unmarried couples, homosexual or heterosexual. Resistance to providing benefits to unmarried couples is declining, but both gay and straight couples will have to lobby together for domestic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Family (Sociological Unit), Fringe Benefits, Higher Education
