Kidding Aside (The British Childfree Association) was founded in 2000 and exists in order to campaign for the rights of
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
* British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture ...
childfree
Voluntary childlessness or childfreeness is the active choice not to have children and not to adopt children. Use of the word ''childfree'' was first recorded in 1901 and entered common usage among feminists during the 1970s. The suffix -''free' ...
people. It is thought to be the first politically active childfree movement in the world and strives to introduce the childfree voice into relevant British political debate. It also works to promote the childfree
lifestyle
Lifestyle is the interests, opinions, behaviours, and behavioural orientations of an individual, group, or culture. The term "style of life" () was introduced by Austrian psychologist Alfred Adler in his 1929 book, ''The Case of Miss R.'', w ...
as a legitimate and equal alternative to
parenthood, and campaigns for equality of opportunity for childfree people in employment and with regard to UK tax legislation. In addition to the voluntary childfree, the issues Kidding Aside speaks on also affect the lives of those who are involuntarily childfree.
See also
*
No Kidding!
References
"When Parents Get Priority" Guardian July 5, 2004 "The Rise of the 'Childfree'" BBC News March 31, 2006
External links
Kidding Aside website
2000 establishments in the United Kingdom
Organizations established in 2000
Voluntary childlessness
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