redpepper
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The hippies were practicing polyamory way before the word became so mainstream.
uh, wasn't it more "open" in relationship style, rather than "poly?"
The hippies were practicing polyamory way before the word became so mainstream.
The heart of activism is going to bat for an idea larger than yourself, knowing that through your boldness you can change the world for the better, educate, make someone else's life easier, contribute to the evolution of a government, minority or cause because you feel the issues and people involved are misunderstood or undervalued.
A lot of hippies had the concept of "we only have sex with people we love and we love everyone" this is similar to a lot of poly aproaches I have been exposed to. The word love is used very lightly in alot of cases we see. We both know that love is not a requirement in intimacy for a lot of those around us.uh, wasn't it more "open" in relationship style, rather than "poly?"
I bet we've touched a lot of lives on here, whether we know it or not. Perhaps it's the simplest form of activism there is? Maybe we can invoke a quiet poly revolution?
People don't go from gay-basher to tolerant because of an activist campaign. They meet someone who they respect and admire as a person, find out they're gay and realize the error of their ways. Or not
You are right though, I made the most difference by knowing people and them experiencing my differences.
Every one has valued points in this for sure. I respect that.
I am just going to accept that I just enjoy my life and don't want or expect anything beyond simply sharing love. I can work that into societal norms and if individuals don't like how I live my life they won't be included into it.
I'm very black and white; Your in or out, accept or don't, I'd love to get to know you, but if I don't it will have little on my happiness.
This isn't about staying in the closet..I'm certainly not. It's about not feeling that I am in a closet at all..that is where the self generated isolation comes from. Just be proud and happy.
This also isn't about sitting back and letting others pave a path for me. I'm not on anyones path but my own and Redpepper's. I don't care what group I get lumped into because of the dynamic in my love life. I'm in my own group, the only paving that happens on my path is done with the people in my life.
Politics and movements just aren't my thing...I'm bowing out on this one.
if you really didn't care you wouldn't be on this forum no?
our rights will grow. .
I guess the big rights are mostly marriage/family rights that gays have been fighting for. They could all be summed up into making polygamy legal. However, the rights will be added piecemeal probably. So the major rights that we could use that comes from marriage areI'm curious what specific rights we are looking for?
1) Kids should not be taken just because someone lives with multiple lovers.
2) Ability to visit partners in a hospital.
3) Insurance benefits apply to loved ones.
4) Tax benefits.
Beyond that, make polyamory not a reason that a person can be fired from a job.
The basic idea would be that if some group of people wanted to forma family, they could sign some legal contracts to make it official. It could be three lovers. Or it could be a woman, her aunt and her child. Or any group of people that believe they are going to be together long enough to want to go through the legalities. (Let the marriage ceremony or family agreement ceremony be something deparate and up to culture or individual preference.)
Down the road, I could see standard "family agreement" packages. Like a 7 year marriage contract. .
1) Kids should not be taken just because someone lives with multiple lovers.
2) Ability to visit partners in a hospital.
3) Insurance benefits apply to loved ones.
4) Tax benefits.
Beyond that, make polyamory not a reason that a person can be fired from a job.
Why not start with pushing for legislation which protects poly parent child custody?
The first step of activism is to be noticed in a social setting. Let "normal" people see people of your group as "real people." I have seen this over and over. Like a racist person will start accepting a person of a different color once they know them on a personal level. Or a homophobic parent may become more tolerant when their child comes out in the open.