The world is changing.
And not all of those changes are bad. Anyone that tells you otherwise isn’t being honest.
Regarding the issue of marriage rights, those whose freedoms were being unfairly repressed are finally seeing some justice. It’s about time.
I hope that one day, the two women I love can be equally respected, protected and acknowledged as my family. The successful union of our poly-triad has brought us such joy over the past three years, and deserves the same rights by law as a traditional marriage.
Yet the validity and commitment of our relationship isn't recognized, due to the fears held by other people.
Life is hard enough. There are plenty of *actual* problems in the world.
Regulating love between healthy, consensual adults is like regulating sunshine to Group B based upon the personal preferences of Group A. It will never be fair, no matter how much moralistic spin people apply in their misguided attempts to control others.
Call it what it truly is: self-serving bigotry.
Regarding multi-partner relationships:
Check the Constitution ... the right to marry is granted to all U.S. Citizens of legal age and sound mind. Meanwhile, courts are reconsidering previous interpretations of the Constitution in regards to polygamy. Read more about that, here.
Check the history books... human beings have engaged in multi-partner marriages since the age of recorded history. This isn't a sign of the End of Days - or Armageddon is a few thousand years behind schedule. So please... drop that nonsense.
Check your Bibles if you must: there's not a word in there condemning polygamy.
In fact... quite the opposite. See for yourself.
Years ago, churches were all fussed up about interfaith marriages. And let us not forget how vicious many Americans were, clutching Bibles as they railed against interracial coupling. Now the Religious Right has lost the war against "The Gays". I see no reason why they wouldn't rally against plural marriages next. They have a knack for finding socially disenfranchised groups who apparently need their special gift of 'love and denouncement'.
The rest of the country however... is slowly but surely showing a different inclination.
- a knack toward tolerance.
Perhaps even acceptance of others who differ from ourselves.
So each time news like this comes out...and another state decides to honor the Constitution, we celebrate!
Call it what it truly is: self-serving bigotry.
Regarding multi-partner relationships:
Check the Constitution ... the right to marry is granted to all U.S. Citizens of legal age and sound mind. Meanwhile, courts are reconsidering previous interpretations of the Constitution in regards to polygamy. Read more about that, here.
Check the history books... human beings have engaged in multi-partner marriages since the age of recorded history. This isn't a sign of the End of Days - or Armageddon is a few thousand years behind schedule. So please... drop that nonsense.
Check your Bibles if you must: there's not a word in there condemning polygamy.
In fact... quite the opposite. See for yourself.
Years ago, churches were all fussed up about interfaith marriages. And let us not forget how vicious many Americans were, clutching Bibles as they railed against interracial coupling. Now the Religious Right has lost the war against "The Gays". I see no reason why they wouldn't rally against plural marriages next. They have a knack for finding socially disenfranchised groups who apparently need their special gift of 'love and denouncement'.
The rest of the country however... is slowly but surely showing a different inclination.
- a knack toward tolerance.
Perhaps even acceptance of others who differ from ourselves.
So each time news like this comes out...and another state decides to honor the Constitution, we celebrate!
My family and I are hopeful that our loving and positive life choices will no longer render us 'outlaws'. And we're not alone.
Every day, more poly-people are coming out publicly... all over the nation. Poly families are showing up on Oprah, in magazines, and also present in a few recently released movies.
With each announcement like the one in the link above,
...with each step forward toward Fairness and Equality for All
.....our hope that one day everyone will just love one another responsibly
~ grows.
...with each step forward toward Fairness and Equality for All
.....our hope that one day everyone will just love one another responsibly
~ grows.
-C.D.
“The point for me is to create relationships based on deeper and more real notions of trust. So that love becomes defined not by sexual exclusivity, but by actual respect, concern, commitment to act with kind intentions, accountability for our actions, and a desire for mutual growth.”
― Dean Spade
“The point for me is to create relationships based on deeper and more real notions of trust. So that love becomes defined not by sexual exclusivity, but by actual respect, concern, commitment to act with kind intentions, accountability for our actions, and a desire for mutual growth.”
― Dean Spade
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