Polyamory, the Gay “Conservative,” and "Where Do It Stop?" | Psychology Today

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Polyamory is mon among LGBT+ people wh gay men beg the most likely group to be polyamoro. But is polyamory trsilly part of the LGBT+ muny?

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DO POLYAMORY FALL UNR THE LGBT+ UMBRELLA?SHOULD POLYAMORY BE NSIRED PART OF THE LGBT+ MUNY?KIM BARRETT·FOLLOWPUBLISHED POLYAMORY TODAY·4 M READ·JAN 24, 2020--5SHAREIMAGE OM PXHEREPOLYAMORY IS MON AMONG LGBT+ PEOPLE WH GAY MEN BEG THE MOST LIKELY GROUP TO BE POLYAMORO. SOME TYP OF POLYAMORY ARE HERENTLY PART OF THE LGBT+ MUNY: WHEN THREE PEOPLE ARE ALL DATG EACH OTHER ( A TRIAD OR THROUPLE), AT LEAST TWO OF THE PEOPLE MT HAVE A SEXUAL ORIENTATN UNR THE LGBT+ UMBRELLA. BUT ’S POSSIBLE TO BE POLYAMORO AND NOT OTHERWISE PART OF THE LGBT+ MUNY. SHOULD THE PEOPLE ALSO BE CLUD THE LGBT+ ACRONYM?IS POLYAMORY CLUD THE SYNONYMS FOR LGBT+?

The ph for legal regnn of polyamory has sometim been acced of -optg the language of gay liberatn. Image om pxherePolyamory is mon among LGBT+ people wh gay men beg the most likely group to be polyamoro. Some are even llg for to be regnised by law followg the legalisatn of gay marriage the UK and the US.

She spoke to numero poly activists rearch lookg to whether polyamoro marriage might ever legally be possibleA 2012 survey of 4, 000 polyamoro people revealed that about 76% of the rponnts would be terted legal marriage if were available, while 92% agreed that “nsensual, multiparty marriag among adults” should enjoy the same legal stat as marriage between two appete for poly marriage has grown om the ti of support for gay marriage, though the LGBT muny has not always weled the parison (Cred: Olivia Howt)This appete for legal poly marriage may have arisen as a rult of the support given to same-sex marriage, which is now a legal right the UK and the US, Aviram says. In the US Army for stance, adultery is even seen as a crime, meang a person nnot be ‘out’ as poly if they are polyamory to be protected by law will first have to be nsired an orientatn the way that homosexually is. [i] People who wanted someone of a different sex beme fed as heterosexual, those who wanted a partner of the same sex were emed homosexual, and folks who sired partners of “both”[ii] sex were labeled bisexual.

However, people of all orientatns and inti may participate polyamoro relatnships, cludg those who are straight, gay, bisexual, lbian, transgenr, nonbary, or pansexual.

POLYAMORY, THE GAY “CONSERVATIVE,” AND "WHERE DO IT STOP?"

In orr to unrstand why that is, let’s take a look at the reasons people make the assumptns and why they aren’t Beg Poly is Different Than Beg LGBTQThe LGBTQ muny, also known as LGBT, LGBTQIA+, LGBTIQAPD, reprents dividuals who intify as lbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgenr, or otherwise queer, which is an umbrella term for anyone who is not straight and not cisgenr.

(The remag percentage intified as gay/lbian or other. Lots of straight iends assumed the gay muny would be uniformly welg of my throuple.

We knew otherwise—poly iends had been rebed by gay men before.

POLYAMORY, THE GAY “CONSERVATIVE,” AND "WHERE DO IT STOP?"

As news of our fay reached gay fatherhood Facebook groups, ments echoed nservative and relig arguments agast gay marriage and other rights:. But 3 gay men listed as parents on the birth certifite? And I’m a gay dad!

“We fought so hard and for so long jt to try and get some equaly, wh same sex marriage, gettg rid of sodomy laws, fightg for the right to foster and adopt as gays, fightg to be cludg the equaly act that was jt passed!! Sorry as a gay man a mted, married relatnship I HAVE to disagree wh ! “You are g the exact same arguments ed by people opposg gay marriage back the day ‘Where do stop!?

“All the negative reactns are knee jerk and feel eerily siar to ments I’ve heard om olr generatns talkg about children of terracial and gay upl: ‘Let them be together, but ’s not fair to the children. I unrstand exactly where the gay nservative is g om—they’ve enjoyed some hard-earned progrs and they don’t want anythg to rail that progrs.

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