Monday, October 12, 2009
Sunday was national Coming Out Day. Similar to the Day of Silence and Gay Pride Week, most of the attention centers on lesbians, bisexuals, gays and transsexuals. But there are more sexual orientations and sexual lifestyles than those, and each one is difficult to reveal in American society.
With the Mormon compound scandals, involving religion-based, underage poly-marriages, and shows such as “Big Love,” polyamory’s prominence in the media is increasing. Even so, it’s still in its baby stages compared to other sexual rights movements. People may still assume that polyamory automatically includes Mormonism and non-consensual, underage marriages. The truth is, polyamory is just another sexual lifestyle....
.....Inevitably, questions of morality come up whenever discussing non-mainstream sexuality. In my interactions with members of the poly communities, I’ve definitely run into unpleasant people, but no more than I have when hanging around mainstream society.....
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