Seattle Makes Polyamory, Pansexuality & Asexuality Protected Classes

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The Seattle City Council voted on Tuesday to adopt civil rights protections for people who are polyamorous or in other nontraditional relationships, as well as people who identify as asexual or pansexual.

Seattle city code already prohibits housing or employment discrimination based on characteristics like race, homosexuality, immigration status or disability. The new measure, which passed unanimously, extends those protections.

“Seattle has long been a leader in recognizing and seeking to protect all of our neighbors’ basic rights,” said Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck, who sponsored the measure. “This update reflects how people actually live. It ensures that all residents can participate fully in civic, economic and community life without fear of discrimination.”

Seattle joins a small but growing number of American cities — including Oakland, Berkeley and Portland — that have adopted legal protections for polyamorous people. Olympia became the first city in Washington to do so earlier this year.

 

https://www.knkx.org/law/2026-09-16/seattle-city-council-polyamory-pansexuality-asexuality-protected-classes-civil-rights

[Republicanne 7,986]

Explain in pop terms 

[ALonelyNight 767]

4 minutes ago, Republicanne said:

Explain in pop terms 

Buying all 69 vinyl variants is now a protected way of bankrupting yourself

[Roughhouse Dandy 13,900]

Sure! Why not? 

I wonder if the polyamory of it all will cause the fundamentalist Mormons to flock.

Seattle divas: if they open up a Swig shop? DEFEND YOUR HOMELAND. STAND YOUR GROUND. 

Edited 3 hours ago by Roughhouse Dandy

[timdrake 2,652]

someone said something recently about "asexual rights activists" and my instinct was like... what rights do they need not to f*ck? BUT then I read more into it, and yes, it is important to not be discriminated against in the workplace etc. if you are indeed asexual. So even if that's not a large happening, I see no harm in protecting yourself in the future should there be an issue. Good for them!

[Borisapillar 10,166]

When were asexuals not protected?

[MountainMonster 2,852]

I wish I was asexual, I’d be so much more productive if I wasn’t so busy riding that d. 

[JohnWayne92 2,377]

12 minutes ago, Borisapillar said:

When were asexuals not protected?

When you tell someone your orientation, or relationship status, and they always ask at some point, you notice how they take that information in and then treat you different. 

Just because you havent personally experienced something, doesnt mean it doesnt happen. 

[LG10 14,159]

fck yeah!

[ladyabramovic 728]

Dumb waste of time and energy.

[Duella Dvil 12,044]

The baristas out here are rejoicing! Proud of Seattle! Thats my city!

Edited 35 minutes ago by Duella Dvil

[Borisapillar 10,166]

2 hours ago, JohnWayne92 said:

When you tell someone your orientation, or relationship status, and they always ask at some point, you notice how they take that information in and then treat you different. 

Just because you havent personally experienced something, doesnt mean it doesnt happen. 

I mean legally. I wasn’t saying there wasn’t a reason, I am genuinely curious.