Another city recognizes polyamorous unions

Thursday, November 05, 2026

West Hollywood has become the latest city to create a domestic partnership registry for polyamorous relationships, with the city's five-person City Council unanimously approving the legal protections for alternative family structures.

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West Hollywood? Why, I wouldn't have guessed in a million years.

#1 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-11-05 11:12 AM | Reply

All consenting adults?
IDNGAF.
The divorce lawyering will be hysterical.

#2 | Posted by morris at 2026-11-05 07:08 PM | Reply

This is so "unrelated" people can live together. The tax laws, as usual, will recognize the first spouse, and allow for as much play-acting folks want.

#3 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-11-05 07:51 PM | Reply

@#2 ... All consenting adults?
IDNGAF. ...

Agreed.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-11-05 08:10 PM | Reply

The big winner here is the inevitable Reality TV shows when hardcore Mormons and Muslims move to Hollywood.

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-11-05 08:29 PM | Reply

'This is so "unrelated" people can live together.'

It's obviously more than just that, since nothing was stopping unrelated people from living together before.

"The tax laws, as usual, will recognize the first spouse, and allow for as much
play-acting folks want."

#3 | Posted by Danforth

Ahh, I knew that this thread would attract the usual hypocritical bigots.

#6 | Posted by sentinel at 2026-11-05 10:49 PM | Reply

allow for as much play-acting folks want.

Yikes.

Thrupples are a real thing, I didn't know they were fighting to get their unions recognized. But why ignore the possibility people can love and be devoted to multiple partners?

Mormons and Muslims already have segments of their society where husbands have multiple wives. (Not to mention there are several successful television shows based on it.)

On a side note, in today's economy multiple partners may be the only way gen z will end up with home ownership.

#7 | Posted by ClownShack at 2026-11-05 10:58 PM | Reply

"why ignore the possibility people can love and be devoted to multiple partners?"

I'm not. The law is merely pointing out marriage, at its legal root, is the conference of SUPERSEDING RIGHTS to ONE person.

For multiple marriage partners, a whole new canon of laws would have to be written.

To date, legally, it's ONE spouse (the first), and some play-actors. The third "wife", for example, isn't really a wife, and has ZERO legal marital rights and protections.

#8 | Posted by Danforth at 2026-11-06 01:19 AM | Reply

-Mormons and Muslims already have segments of their society where husbands have multiple wives. (Not to mention there are several successful television shows based on it.)

And how often does that involve kids being one of those wives?

#9 | Posted by eberly at 2026-11-06 08:41 AM | Reply