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Let's keep this momentum going!
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Next stop... @CityofSeattle, WA?
Listen to our parters at the Seattle Coalition for Family and Relationship Equity discussing the push to bring these protections to Seattle!
www.kuow.org/stories/the-...
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BREAKING: Portland, Oregon just became the largest city in the US to pass non-discrimination protections for non-monogamous families and relationships!
I'm polyamorous and my 2 partners and I live with our kids. Here's how we navigate coparenting together.
🔗: www.businessinsider.com/how-polyamor...
Next up: Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Eugene, Tacoma, Detroit, Providence, and more. We're just getting started!
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Oh, and The New York Times just covered this progress.
We're not a lifestyle curiosity anymore. This is a real, growing political movement!
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
US map with the following cities marked: Cambridge, MA; Somerville, MA; West Hollywood, CA; Berkeley, CA; Oakland, CA; Astoria, OR; Portland, OR; Olympia, WA.
Three years ago, ZERO cities had these protections.
By the end of this month, that number will have grown to EIGHT cities across FOUR states!
West Hollywood, CA passed first reading, with final passage expected later this month.
WeHo also established a working group to develop benefits for non-monogamous partnerships.
Portland, OR voted to advance protections with strengthened language explicitly naming polyamorous families, multi-generational households, and more — making it the largest city in the country to do so.
Final passage expected next week.
Last night, Olympia, WA became the FIRST city in Washington state to pass these protections with a unanimous vote!
Graphic reading "Breaking! Three cities just voted to protect non-monogamous people from discrimination: Olympia, WA. Portland, OR. West Hollywood, CA"
🚨 BREAKING: Three cities just voted to protect non-monogamous people from discrimination. Three states. One week.
Here's what happened:
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The City ALSO approved a motion establishing a staff working group "to develop policies and legislation for registering and providing benefits to multipartner and polyamorous partnerships," similar to (though legally distinct from!) domestic partnerships.
West Hollywood, CA just voted unanimously to pass nondiscrimination protections on first reading. A final vote will be held at the next Council Meeting.
WeHo is now the THIRD city in THREE states to advance protections in just the last week!
HAPPENING NOW: City Council in West Hollywood, CA is considering nondiscrimination protections for non-monogamous families and relationships.
If advanced, a final vote will occur next week.
Watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IStM...
Graphic reading "New To Non-monogamy Peer Support. New to non-monogamy? We're here to foster understanding, share experiences, and provide a judgment-free environment where you can freely express yourself. Tuesday, March 17, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET"
New To Non-monogamy Peer Support!
New to non-monogamy? We're here to foster understanding, share experiences, and provide a judgment-free environment where you can freely express yourself.
Tuesday, March 17, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/peersup...
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Monthly Advocacy Huddle!
Connect with other organizers advancing protections for diverse families & relationship structures. Share strategies, get support & move your campaign forward.
Wednesday March 11, 4:00pm PT / 7:00pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/advocac...
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Non-monogamy Peer Support!
Find support, share experiences, & connect with others who understand the journey of non-monogamy in our welcoming peer community circles.
Tuesday, March 10, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/peersup...
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OPEN Book Club!
Connect with other bookworms to discuss a new read every quarter. This month: "The Fifth Sacred Thing" by Starhawk.
Monday, March 2, 5:30pm PT / 8:30pm ET
RSVP: open-love.org/rsvp/bookclub
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What's happening this month? Check out OPEN's online community spaces for MARCH 2026.
In the Northwest, Polyamory Finds Something New: Legal Protection
From big cities like Seattle and Portland, Ore., to small ones like Astoria, Ore., proponents of “nontraditional” romantic relationships are making headway in getting legal recognition.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u...
Portland City Council advances anti-discrimination protections for non-traditional families
www.kptv.com/2026/02/26/p...
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YES, you're the asshole.
Portland City Council today specifically cited the stories shared by constituents who bravely stood up to testify in support of these protections.
When people show up to push for change, it makes a difference!
BREAKING: Council in Portland, OR just voted to advance nondiscrimination protections for diverse family and relationship structures, the first city in the state and largest city yet to do so!
The protections will face a final procedural vote for adoption next Wednesday.
BREAKING: City Council in Olympia, Washington just voted unanimously to advance nondiscrimination protections for diverse family and relationship structures, the first city in the state to do so!
The protections will face a final procedural vote for adoption next Tuesday.
HAPPENING NOW: City Council in Olympia, WA is considering non-discrimination proposals for non-monogamous families and relationships.
If advanced, a final vote will occur next week.
UPDATE: The Council Meeting hit its "Hard Stop" time before a vote on this item could be held. Council will return to considering these protections at their Wed 2/25 meeting.
HAPPENING NOW: City Council in Portland, OR is considering non-discrimination proposals for non-monogamous families and relationships.
If advanced, a final vote will occur next week.
WATCH LIVE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Av...
Polyamory isn't all about sex: an anthropologist’s detailed research shows polyamorists focus on intimacy and honesty, not sleeping around
www.scientificamerican.com/article/poly...