Seattle passes anti-discrimination protections for polyamorous partners in unanimous votehttps://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/09/seattle-passes-anti-discrimination-protections-for-polyamorous-partners-in-unanimous-vote/ 🔗Molly Sprayregen (16 Sep 2026)
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on Tuesday to pass an ordinance officially recognizing non-monogamous and polyamorous relationships, as well as multigenerational households, as protected classes.
The measure will amend sections of the Seattle Municipal Code to "recognize genders outside the gender binary, recognize pansexuality and asexuality as orientations, and include consensual relationships with multiple partners as an element of attitudes, preferences, and practices pertaining to sexual orientation."
Seattle is the 10th and largest city in the United States to pass protections for polyamorous relationships, The Guardian reported. The law will take effect on June 1, 2027.
The protections will apply to employment, housing, business licensure, places of public accommodation, park usage, and "bias-free policing," according to the proposal. Under the law, residents facing unfair treatment could file complaints and seek remedy through Seattle's Office for Civil Rights.---------------------------------------
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